Chapter books from the Book Fair
There were a lot of picture books I hadn't read at the book fair but there were even more chapter books that I hadn't read. I read pretty fast, but I'm still having trouble finishing all the books I wanted to read before the end of the book fair. I wonder if my principal would mind if I took the day off tomorrow so I could finish reading.... There were some completely stellar ones on the list. Two by Lynda Mullaly Hunt... I hadn't read "One for the Murphys" which got a lot of buzz last year. It's about a girl named Carley who is put in a foster home (with the Murphys) because of a terrible incident with her stepfather and mom. Her mom was badly injured and couldn't take care of her so Carley is sent to foster care. The Murphys are a solid family with three young boys and Carley finds it difficult that people can be so kind to each other. She makes friends and learns to trust the Murphys. I was a little surprised by the ending. This would...