One for the Murphys

by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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One for the Murphys
One for the Murphys
One for the Murphys
One for the Murphys
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With wonderful characters and beautiful writing, this poignant story follows a foster child as she learns to open her heart to a family's love.
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Growing up in Las Vegas with her fun-loving mother and Elvis-impersonator stepfather taught Carley to be tough and independent. But her whole life comes crashing down the night her stepfather beats her up. After being placed in foster care, Carley is sent to stay with the Murphys—a lively family with three boys. Carley doesn't know what to think of the warm and caring family—especially Mrs. Murphy.

Mrs. Murphy is nothing at all like Carley's mother—she cooks meals from scratch and she actually takes Carley shopping instead of stealing clothes from the Salvation Army drop box. Angry and distrustful, Carley keeps her distance at first. But soon she finds herself protecting the younger boys from a neighborhood bully, teaching the older brother how to play basketball, and feeling like part of a normal family for the first time in her life.

But then news from her mother shakes her world—and Carley's forced to make the most difficult decision of her life in this moving and powerful read.

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Product Details

    • Grades: 5 - 7
    • Ages: 10 - 13
  • Product Type: Book
  • Page Count: 240 pages
  • Dimensions: 5 1/4" x 7 5/8"
  • Language: English
  • ISBN 13: 978-0-545-52835-1

Editorial Reviews

"Hunt's writing is strong and her characters well-developed and believable…readers will still be drawn into this story of a girl's struggle against the ingrained belief that she is undeserving of kindness and generosity."
—Publishers Weekly

"By the end of this poignant debut, readers will be applauding Carley's strength….A worthy addition to the foster-family shelf."
—Kirkus Reviews

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