One For the Murphys

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.

One for the Murphys

Children's Books

Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Nancy Paulsen Books

scholastic

12 years old Carley Connors can take a lot. Growing in Las Vegas with her fun-loving mom, she's learned to be tough. But she never expected a betray that would land her in foster care. When she's placed with the Murphy's a lively family with three boys, she's blindsided. Do happy families really exist? She knows she could never belong in their world, so she keeps her distance. It's easy to stay suspicious of Daniel, the brother who is almost her age and is resentful she's there. But Mrs. Murphy makes her feel heard and seen for the first time, and the two younger boys seem determined to work their way into her heart. Before she knows it, Carley is protecting the boys from a neighborhood bully and even teaching Daniel hope to play basketball. Then, just when she's feeling like could truly be one of the Murphys, news from her mother shakes her world.

Fish In A Tree

Random House]

Fish in a Tree

Listening Library

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Fish in a Tree 2019: Fish in a Tree

Teen & Young Adult

Literature & Fiction

Vivat

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