One for the Murphys
By Lynda Mullaly Hunt
When 12-year-old Carley Connors is placed
in foster care and sent to live with the
Murphy family, she’s angry, confused, and
counting her days in captivity. She has a
hazy recollection of the night her
stepfather’s abuse landed her and her
mother in the hospital, and her feelings
toward her self-centered mother walk the
razor-thin line between love and hate. But
hardened Carley begins to soften under the
Murphys’ care. At first distrustful and
defensive, Carley opens herself up slowly to
the type of family she never knew existed—
warm, caring, and safe.
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