One for the Murphys / Lynda Mullaly Hunt.
Twelve-year-old Carley Connors can take a lot. Growing up in Las Vegas with her fun-loving mother, she's learned to be tough. But she never expected a betrayal that would land her in a foster care. When she's placed with the Murphys, a lively family with three boys, she's blindsided. Do happy families really exist? Carley 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 protected the boys from a neighborhood bully and even teaching Daniel how to play basketball. Then just when she's feeling like she could truly be one of the Murphys, news from her mother shakes her world.
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- ISBN: 9780399256158
- ISBN: 0399256156
- ISBN: 9780142426524
- ISBN: 0142426520
- Physical Description: 224 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York, NY : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2012.
Content descriptions
- Target Audience Note:
- Ages 10-14.520L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 3.4 6.0 152684.Reading Counts RC 6-8 3.1 13 Quiz: 58127.Accelerated Reader Grades 5-8 3.4 6 SD Quiz 152684 English fiction.Accelerated Reader AR MG 3.4 6 152684.
- Awards Note:
- Virginia Young Readers Award, 2015.
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Twelve-year-old Carley Connors can take a lot. Growing up in Las Vegas with her fun-loving mother, she's learned to be tough. But she never expected a betrayal that would land her in a foster care. When she's placed with the Murphys, a lively family with three boys, she's blindsided. Do happy families really exist? Carley 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 protected the boys from a neighborhood bully and even teaching Daniel how to play basketball. Then just when she's feeling like she could truly be one of the Murphys, news from her mother shakes her world.
