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One for the Murphys
By Lynda Mullaly Hunt
- ISBN
- 978-0-399-25615-8 978-1-101-57212-2
- Publisher
- Paulsen Penguin
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Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2012 | Fiction
Carley Connors arrives at the Murphys' home for foster care after a brutal beating by her stepfather leaves her mother hospitalized and Carley bitter and betrayed. The Murphy family is not what she is used to—nor what she expected: she calls Mrs. Murphy "freakish" for making a special trip to buy plain orange juice just for her, for example. Carley would feel more at home with a "mother who smokes cigars and makes [her] sleep in the basement" than with this mo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
Carley Connors arrives at the Murphys' home for foster care after a brutal beating by her stepfather leaves her mother hospital...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
