{"product_id":"one-for-the-murphys-hardcover","title":"One for the Murphys - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLynda Mullaly Hunt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA moving debut novel about a foster child learning to open her heart to a family's love \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarley 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLynda Mullaly Hunt received the Tassy Walden Award for her first draft of \u003ci\u003eOne for the Murphys\u003c\/i\u003e, which was her debut novel. She lives in Marlborough, Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Great Stone Face Book Award (2014)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sequoyah Book Awards (2015)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (2014)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e One for the Murphys\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687186796607,"sku":"9780399256158","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1e3403318b1459849c2e4560745161cc.webp?v=1764977761","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/one-for-the-murphys-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}