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by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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Availability:In StockContributor:Lynda Mullaly HuntAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2013-05-16Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:Nancy Paulsen BooksISBN-13:9780142426524ISBN-10:142426520UPC:9780142426524Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Family, Social ThemesBook Topic:Orphans & Foster Homes, Parents, Self-Esteem & Self-RelianceAward:2015 Iowa Teen Award Nominee - Young Adult Award|2015 Nutmeg Book Award Nominee - Teen Award|2015 Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Book Award|2015 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Nominee - Grades 4-8 AwardSize:7.60 x 5.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SCR0B50FBG
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
Language:EnglishPublisher:Nancy Paulsen BooksISBN-13:9780142426524ISBN-10:142426520UPC:9780142426524Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Family, Social ThemesBook Topic:Orphans & Foster Homes, Parents, Self-Esteem & Self-RelianceAward:2015 Iowa Teen Award Nominee - Young Adult Award|2015 Nutmeg Book Award Nominee - Teen Award|2015 Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Book Award|2015 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Nominee - Grades 4-8 AwardSize:7.60 x 5.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SCR0B50FBG
Lynda Mullaly Hunt (www.lyndamullalyhunt.com) has received many honors for her debut novel, One for the Murphys, which is on over twenty state award lists, including Bank Street's 2013 Best Books of the Year. Her follow up novel, Fish in a Tree, is a New York Times bestseller and ALA Notable Children's Book. She's a former teacher, and holds writers retreats for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She lives in Connecticut with her husband, two children, impetuous beagle, and beagle-loathing cat.
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books

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🏆 2015 Iowa Teen Award Nominee - Young Adult Award|2015 Nutmeg Book Award Nominee - Teen Award|2015 Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Book Award|2015 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Nominee - Grades 4-8 Award

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