OLDER FICTION
Hunt, Lynda Mullaly

One for the Murphys

(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.

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