3.5 stars - very sweet and sad. This was another one that I wish had given me just a little more in the ending. ( )

One of the better books I've read in 2014. The author was quite successful in navigating Gilly through several difficult situations, eventually resulting in her redemption. ( )

Maybe it’s because I read it when I was sick but this book was amazing. I love the difficulty of the ending. I love how her racism is handled subtly—the anger conversation with the teacher! The pov is excellently handled. She is a complicated, complex character. Is Trotter too perfect? Maybe. Except she is still realistic. And again, the ending. The use of Wordsworth! ( )

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An eleven-year-old foster child tries to cope with her longings and fears as she schemes against everyone who tries to be friendly.