A moving debut novel about a foster child learning to open her heart to a family's love
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.
| ISBN: | 9780399256158 |
| Publication date: | 10th May 2012 |
| Author: | Lynda Mullaly Hunt |
| Publisher: | Nancy Paulsen an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Genres: |
Stories about Family and Friends Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Adoption / fostering Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction PSHE: Self-Awareness, Self-Esteem and Wellbeing PSHE: Family Issues |