One for the Murphys (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780142426524)

From the author of the New York Times bestselling novel Fish in a Tree!

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.

"Hunt's writing is fearless and One For The Murphys is a story that is at once compassionate, thought-provoking and beautifully told. From the first page, I was drawn into Carley's story. She is a character not to be missed or forgotten." --Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award-winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming

Winner of the Tassy Walden Award for New Voice in Children's Literature

Author: Lynda Mullaly Hunt
ISBN-10: 0142426520
ISBN-13: 9780142426524
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Language: English
Published: 05/16/2013
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.70d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.4
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 152684 / One for the Murphys

Award: Iowa Teen Award - Nominee
Award: Nutmeg Book Award - Nominee
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award - Nominee