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Hunt, Lynda Mullaly

One for the Murphys

227 pp. | Penguin/Paulsen | May, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-0-399-25615-8 $16.99
(2) YA 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. In this coming-of-age novel, Hunt successfully creates a portrait of a young girl's emerging understanding of the complexities of family and the awareness that loyalty is not the same as ignoring your own wants and needs.
Reviewer: Rebecca Kirshenbaum | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2012

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