Product Description
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt (Author)
A moving debut novel about a foster child learning to open her heart to a family's love
Carley uses humor and street smarts to keep her emotional walls high and thick. But the day she becomes a foster child, and moves in with the Murphys, she's blindsided. This loving, bustling family shows Carley the stable family life she never thought existed, and she feels like an alien in their cookie-cutter-perfect household. Despite her resistance, the Murphys eventually show her what it feels like to belong--until her mother wants her back and Carley has to decide where and how to live. She's not really a Murphy, but the gifts they've given her have opened up a new future.Author Biography
Lynda Mullaly Hunt received the Tassy Walden Award for her first draft of One for the Murphys, which was her debut novel. She lives in Marlborough, Connecticut.
Number of Pages: 240
Dimensions: 1 x 8.4 x 5.6 IN
Publication Date: May 10, 2012
Award: Great Stone Face Book Award (2014)
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards (2015)
Award: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (2014)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: One for the Murphys
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 3.4
Point Value: 6
