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About Lynda Mullaly Hunt
New York Times bestselling author, Lynda Mullaly Hunt’s second novel, FISH IN A TREE, is the 2016 ALA Schneider Family Book Award winner, an ALA Notable Book, a Global Read Aloud Choice for 2015, a SLJ Best Book of 2015, a Nerdy Winner, and an SCBWI Crystal Kite Winner. It is now being released in fifteen languages. It will also be a stage show in NYC.
Her first novel, ONE FOR THE MURPHYS (both published by Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin), is the winner of The Tassy Walden Award: New Voices in Children’s Literature, an ABA New Voices Pick, A Nerdy Book Award Winner, and an Editor’s Choice Book with Scholastic Book Clubs. It is being released in five languages. Lynda’s books have appeared on 37 state award lists thus far.
Lynda considers herself to be SO LUCKY to be writing for and speaking with kids all over the world. She also likes to watercolor paint and juggle :-) For twelve years, she proudly directed the SCBWI-NE Whispering Pines Retreat and is a former teacher and FPS Scenario Writing coach. Lynda lives with her husband, two kids, impetuous beagle and beagle-loathing cat.
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Praise for One for the Murphys:
“An astonishing debut! Lynda Mullaly Hunt's direct style of writing has readers rooting for Carley Connors and all of the Murphys from start to satisfying finish.”
~~Leslie Connor, ALA Schneider Family Award-winning author of Waiting for Normal and Crunch.
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“This is a beautiful book, filled with hope. You’ll cry and laugh along with Carley as she learns to lower her defenses enough to love—and, more surprisingly, be loved. It’s a story you’ll long remember.”
~~Patricia Reilly Giff, Newbery Honor-winning author of Pictures of Hollis Woods and Lily’s Crossing
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“Carley is a modern-day Gilly Hopkins, bright and strong, angry and deeply hurt…The first-person narration allows readers inside Carley’s head as she fights against both showing emotion and her growing pleasure in belonging to their world. There’s plenty of snappy dialogue as well. By the end of this poignant debut, readers will be applauding Carley’s strength even if they’re as unhappy as Carley is about the resolution. A worthy addition to the foster-family shelf.” (Kirkus-*Starred Review*)
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“…Scenes at home with the Murphy family, as well as those in which Carley builds a tentative friendship at school, are undeniably affecting.…Hunt’s writing is strong and her characters well-developed and believable…readers will still be drawn into this story of a girl’s struggle against the ingrained belief that she is undeserving of kindness and generosity.” (Publishers Weekly)
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“…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. Carley’s struggles with anger, regret, and self-worth both balance and deepen this coming-of-age tale. The novel speaks to the universal experience of growing up but will especially resonate with readers who have questioned the hands they have been dealt and wonder how to move forward nonetheless. Hunt’s novel vacillates between uplifting and heartbreaking as Carley learns to love, be loved, and let go.” (Hornbook)
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“In One for the Murphys, Lynda Mullaly Hunt convincingly portrays the personality of a questioning tween as she interacts with those around her. This is a life-affirming middle grade novel—perfect for those struggling with similar issues of fitting in or standing out.” (Booklist)
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“…Lynda Mullaly Hunt’s debut novel is powerful, honest, and heart-breakingly beautiful. This is a book for every¬one, not just middle-school girls; teens and adults will love it as well.” (Sacramento Book Review)
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“One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt shines for its honest portrayal of a girl caught between two worlds: the life she'd love to live and the life she's afraid to leave behind.” (Chicago Examiner)
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Other Review:
One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt is a beautiful poignant story of eighty days in the life of a child placed in foster care with a loving family. It accomplishes the amazing feat of being both realistic and optimistic. The story encourages an empathetic appreciation for each character’s struggles, and transformation, as they strengthen in love, understanding, and honesty. With humor and wit, the story is a "must" for foster children and the families that love them.
Nicolette M. Banbury, Nationally Certified Psychologist and Licensed Professional Counselor/Specializing in Play Therapy and Trauma
One for the Murphys skillfully balances the genuine struggles, hopes, joys, and disappointments of a foster child, the foster family that brings her into their fold, and the birth mothers painful choices. The story reveals many of the emotional nuances and coping strategies often found in these circumstances that are, for most, very hard to conceptualize and understand. The humaneness of the story is validating, educating, and compassionate. I would highly recommend it for therapeutic use in psychoeducational formats, with bibliotherapy, and in situations where attachment to parents has been seriously compromised and traumatic.
We all benefit when a book like this one is published.
Nicolette Banbury, NCP, LPC
Marlborough, CT
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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.
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The author of the beloved One for the Murphys gives readers an emotionally-charged, uplifting novel that will speak to anyone who’s ever thought there was something wrong with them because they didn’t fit in.
“Everybody is smart in different ways. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its life believing it is stupid.”
Ally has been smart enough to fool a lot of smart people. Every time she lands in a new school, she is able to hide her inability to read by creating clever yet disruptive distractions. She is afraid to ask for help; after all, how can you cure dumb? However, her newest teacher Mr. Daniels sees the bright, creative kid underneath the trouble maker. With his help, Ally learns not to be so hard on herself and that dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of. As her confidence grows, Ally feels free to be herself and the world starts opening up with possibilities. She discovers that there’s a lot more to her—and to everyone—than a label, and that great minds don’t always think alike.
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Delsie loves tracking the weather--lately, though, it seems the squalls are in her own life. She's always lived with her kindhearted Grammy, but now she's looking at their life with new eyes and wishing she could have a "regular family." Delsie observes other changes in the air, too--the most painful being a friend who's outgrown her. Luckily, she has neighbors with strong shoulders to support her, and Ronan, a new friend who is caring and courageous but also troubled by the losses he's endured. As Ronan and Delsie traipse around Cape Cod on their adventures, they both learn what it means to be angry versus sad, broken versus whole, and abandoned versus loved. And that, together, they can weather any storm.
De la autora de la novela bestseller del New York Times, Como pez en el árbol.
Carley usa el humor y su inteligencia de la calle para mantener sus muros emocionales altos y gruesos. Pero el día en que entra en adopción temporal y se muda con los Murphy, es como que le cayera un balde de agua fría encima. Esta familia cariñosa y muy activa le muestra a Carley una vida familiar estable que ella nunca pensó podría existir, y se siente como una extraterrestre en ese hogar perfecto. A pesar de su resistencia, los Murphy logran mostrarle cómo se siente pertenecer al núcleo familiar, hasta que un día, su madre decide que la quiere de vuelta con ella y Carley tiene que decidir dónde y cómo vivir. Ella no es realmente una Murphy, pero lo que ellos le han dado le ha abierto un nuevo futuro.
«La escritura de Hunt es intrépida y Una para los Murphys es una historia que es a la vez tierna, estimulante y hermosamente contada. Me sumergí en la historia de Carley desde la primera página. Ella es un personaje que no debe perderse ni olvidarse». — Jacqueline Woodson, autora de Niña morena sueña, obra ganadora del National Book Award.
Ganadora del premio Tassy Walden que premia las nuevas voces de la literatura infantil.
Carley Connors tem doze anos e é uma garota muito forte. Crescendo em Las Vegas com sua mãe, que gostava de se divertir até demais, ela aprendeu a ser dura. Mas Carley nunca esperou pela traição que a faria parar em um lar temporário.
Quando ela é levada para os Murphy, uma família animada com três meninos, ela se surpreende. Carley sabe que nunca poderia pertencer ao mundo deles, então mantém distância. Esse é um mundo que ela simplesmente não entende. Um mundo que a assusta.
É fácil desconfiar de Daniel, o irmão que tem quase a idade dela e que logo fica ressentido por ela estar ali. Mas a sra. Murphy a faz se sentir ouvida e vista pela primeira vez, e os dois meninos mais novos parecem decididos a abrir caminho para seu coração.
Com a ajuda de Toni, sua nova amiga imprevisível e obcecada por musicais, os Murphy fazem o impossível para mostrar à garota como é pertencer a algum lugar. Antes que ela mesma perceba, Carley começa a proteger os meninos de um valentão do bairro e passa até a ensinar Daniel a jogar basquete.
Mas, quando sua mãe a quiser de volta, ela perderá a única família que já conheceu?
De la autora de Como pez en el árbol, bestseller del New York Times, llega esta hermosa historia sobre aprender a amar a la familia que se tiene.
A Delsie le encanta saber cuál será el estado del tiempo; últimamente, sin embargo, parece que las tormentas están en su propia vida. Siempre ha vivido con su bondadosa abuela, pero ahora mira su realidad de manera diferente y quisiera poder tener una "familia normal".
Delsie también percibe otros cambios en el aire: el más doloroso es la sensación de haber perdido a una amiga. Por fortuna, tiene vecinos que la apoyan y a Ronan, un nuevo amigo, muy amable y valiente, al que también le pesan sus propias pérdidas.
Mientras Ronan y Delsie recorren Cape Cod en sus aventuras, ambos aprenden lo que significa estar enojado en lugar de triste, sentirse roto en lugar de completo y abandonado en lugar de amado. Y que, juntos, pueden enfrentar cualquier tormenta.
Delsie wohnt allein bei ihrer Großmutter auf Cape Cod und fragt sich immer öfter, wer ihre wahre Familie ist. Als ihre Freundin Aimee sie als »Waise« bezeichnet, möchte Delsie mehr über ihre Eltern erfahren. Zum Glück schließt sie Freundschaft mit Ronan, der mit seiner eigenen Vergangenheit zu kämpfen hat. Während sie gemeinsam Cape Cod erkunden, entdecken Delsie und Ronan den Unterschied zwischen Wütend- und Traurigsein, was es bedeutet, kaputt oder heil zu sein, wie es ist, verlassen oder geliebt zu werden. Und dass sie gemeinsam jedem Sturm gewachsen sind.
Eine wunderbar berührende Geschichte darüber, was wahre Familie und Freundschaft ausmacht, von der »Wie ein Fisch im Baum«-Bestsellerautorin Lynda Mullaly Hunt
"Todo mundo é inteligente de diferentes maneiras. Mas se você julgar um peixe pela sua habilidade de subir em árvores, ele passará a vida inteira se achando burro."
Ally tem sido esperta o suficiente para enganar muita gente. Cada vez que chega a uma escola nova, ela consegue esconder sua inaptidão para ler por meio de distrações inteligentes. Ally está cansada de ser chamada de "lenta" ou de "fracassada", mas tem medo de pedir ajuda; afinal de contas, como se pode curar burrice?
No entanto, o mais novo professor de Ally vê a criança brilhante e criativa por trás da encrenqueira e ajuda a destacar as suas habilidades. Enquanto isso, ela conhece uma garota sem papas na língua, Keisha, e um garoto obcecado por fatos e ciência, Albert, que também se sentem como peixes fora d'água. Conforme esses deslocados começam a encontrar seu lugar, coisas surpreendentes acontecem na sala de aula de Ally, que revelam que existe muito mais nela — e em todo mundo — do que um mero rótulo, e que grandes mentes nem sempre pensam parecido.
Uma história inspiradora, carregada de emoção, que falará com todas as pessoas que pensam ou já pensaram que havia algo de errado com elas só porque não se encaixavam.
Una historia emotiva e inspiradora que llegará a todos aquellos que alguna vez han sentido que no encajaban.
«Todos somos genios. Pero si juzgas a un pez por su habilidad para
trepar a los árboles, pasará toda su vida sintiéndose un estúpido.»
Albert Einstein, disléxico
Ally es una maestra en el arte del engaño. Cada vez que llega a un nuevo colegio, esconde su incapacidad de leer creando inteligentes pero extrañas distracciones a su alrededor. Tiene miedo de pedir ayuda. Y, además, ¿es que alguien puede curar la estupidez? Pero su nuevo profesor ha visto el brillo y la creatividad oculta tras su aire problemático. Con su ayuda, Ally aprenderá que la dislexia no es algo de lo que avergonzarse, mientras se abre ante ella un mundo lleno de posibilidades.
Porque cada uno de nosotros llevamos un océano dentro, y las grandes mentes no suelen pensar como lo hacen los demás.
La crítica ha dicho...
«Conmovedora... Con el énfasis en "pensar de forma diferente". Los fans de R.J. Palacio apreciarán esta historia que ensalza el valor de la amistad y de la inteligencia no convencionales.»
Kirkus Reviews
«Una historia llena de personajes únicos dibujados con el corazón. Una novela sobre la dislexia, algo tan único como su heroína.»
Booklist
«Los lectores... adorarán a esta maravillosa protagonista.»
The Horn Book
Von einem Tag auf den anderen landet Carley in einer Pflegefamilie. Ihr gewalttätiger Stiefvater sitzt hinter Gittern und ihre Mutter liegt im Krankenhaus. Carley verschanzt sich hinter einer Mauer aus sarkastischem Humor und derben Sprüchen. Sie fühlt sich fremd in der perfekten Bilderbuch-Familie der Murphys. Doch mit viel Geduld und Liebe zeigen die Murphys ihr, was es heißt, sich in einer Familie geborgen zu fühlen. Und irgendwann gibt Carley ihren Widerstand auf. Eine ganz neue Zukunft tut sich vor ihr auf. Aber dann will ihre Mutter sie zurück und Carley muss sich entscheiden ...