Sante Bandirali Knihy

From the author of the New York Times bestselling novel Fish in a Tree! 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. "Hunt's writing is fearless and One For The Murphys is a story that is at once compassionate, thought-provoking and beautifully told. From the first page, I was drawn into Carley's story. She is a character not to be missed or forgotten." —Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award-winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming Winner of the Tassy Walden Award for New Voice in Children's Literature

La PS 87 sta vivendo la settimana multiculturale e la classe della signora Adolf sta organizzando un pranzo "Cibi dal Mondo". Hank è entusiasta: niente letture, niente schemi, niente domande di revisione, solo cucina! Hank prepara delle enchiladas e, al pranzo, la signora Adolf riempie il suo piatto con tanto cibo. Ma dopo pochi bocconi, il suo viso diventa rosso vivo: uno dei piatti è super piccante! La signora Adolf accusa qualcuno di aver fatto uno scherzo cattivo e punisce tutta la classe con la sospensione della ricreazione fino a quando il colpevole non si fa avanti. Hank si rende conto che i suoi problemi con i numeri potrebbero aver causato il problema: e se avesse accidentalmente usato tre tazze di peperoni invece di 1/3 di tazza? Riuscirà Hank a restituire la ricreazione a tutti senza ricevere una punizione per il resto della sua vita?

As she unpacks her new bedroom, Ella is irresistibly drawn to the big old house that she can see out of her window. Surrounded by overgrown gardens, barbed wire fences and 'keep out' signs, it looks derelict. But that night, a light goes on in one of the windows. And the next day she sees a girl in the grounds. Ella is hooked. The house has a story to tell. She is sure of it. Enter Thornhill, Institute for Children, and discover the dark secrets that lie within. But once inside, will you ever leave?