ONE FOR THE MURPHYS

Recently, we have read about how Carley and Toni are becoming friends and how Carley and the Murphys are becoming more like a family than just people who have to look after Carley. In the chapters that talk about Carley and Toni, it sounds like they are starting to see how they have a lot in common. For example, Carley thought that her mom was the only person who loved her. For Toni, it is the exact opposite. Her mom is the one that she feels does not like her but her father does. After Toni forgave Carley for not telling her the truth, it sounded like they liked each other more than before. I think that because this is a book, and not real life, Carley and Toni will be friends until it is finished. If this were real life, they would most likely have a few more fights and then go through the same process.

Looking at how Carley first felt about the Murphys and how she feels about them now, you can see a huge difference. Even with Daniel, she has become okay with being around and interacting with him. The biggest difference between Carley and the Murphys is Daniel and Jack. With Daniel, the difference was made by them being about the same age and liking the same sport. Compared to the start of the book  Carley and Jack have become a lot closer. For example, early on in the book, she heard him saying that although they liked her, she was still not a member of the family. Now they feel comfortable enough to sit next to each other and watch a Red Sox game. Most likely, they will all like each other for the rest of the book .

If I had one guess at how this book will end it would be:

The Murphys will adopt Carley and she will want to go with them. Then the police officer from the beginning of the story will show up and this time Carley will tell the truth. After she goes through one last up and down of regretting and loving her new family, all will end well. I think that this is the most likely story unless the writer likes sad endings. If so, everything would be the exact opposite for Carley. There is one other thing that could happen. Another possibility would be to take all of these endings and combine them into one. Then the story would end up having Carley go back to her mom and missing the Murphys. That would make a dramatic ending and last in your head. The writer could have done that so you want to go out and buy more of her books. Whatever the ending may be, I can’t wait to read what happens.

My Thoughts on One For the Murphys

 

In class, we have been reading a book called One for The Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt, and I have been really enjoying it. Here are a few thoughts and predictions I have for this book.

One thing that just happened was that the main character, Carley, just made up with her friend Toni after a big fight. Overall, I am glad that the fight is over, because at times I thought it was quite pointless. I get why Toni would be hurt by the fact she told Carley all her secrets and Carley lied about her situation, but I do see why Carley hid the fact she was a foster child. I know from experience that kids can be mean or rude about a multitude of things, and being a foster child might be one of them. Also, Carley’s real past was a little bumpy, so having to talk about it might be saddening or annoying. In my opinion, having to explain things you would rather not talk about is not fun.

Another thing I noticed happening was that Daniel, Carley’s foster sibling, is starting to get along with her more. For example, they are laughing together when Carley hangs Jimmy Parton from a tree by his overalls, and Carley clearly states that she would much rather go to Daniel’s basketball game now then a few weeks ago. She is also happy when he makes a basket, when before she was happy when he lost the ball or missed. I am very happy that they have become better friends, because they have many things in common (such as their love for basketball) and it was a prediction I had earlier. But, I predict that, like with Toni, they are going to have a big fight.

I also have a few predictions for the book, other than the one about Daniel. I think, that in the future, Carley’s mom will heal and want to see her again. I think she will want to go back to Las Vegas and there will be a big fight between her and Mrs. Murphy, or Carley and Mrs. Murphy, or between her mom and someone else. I have this feeling because of a conversation the Murphys had about Carley. They mentioned her mother coming to get her, so it makes me think that  she is getting better and will come into the story soon.

I am so excited to be reading this book and I am so excited to find out what happens next!

One For The Murphys – Response

In the last few chapters, a lot of funny and kind of typical things happened. My favorite part was when Michael- Eric was being bullied by the kid wearing overalls. It was my favorite part because, Carley and Daniel told the kid to stop and then Carley hung the kid by his overalls in a tree. That made me laugh because and if I could, I would probably do the same thing. I also liked when Tony came over to the Murphys house and started arguing with Mr. Murphy about baseball. It was funny because the humor was very sassy. I thought the most funny part about it was they were calling each other the worst players names on the other team. Carley thought in her head that Mr. Murphy and Tony were very similar and I completely agree. In the last chapter we read Daniel had a basketball game. He made a few baskets and that was all because of Carley teaching him basketball. She sounded so happy when she made the baskets, and that showed that she is accepting Daniel more now.

I think the heroes in One For The Murphys are Carley because Carley has been really nice to everyone and helping out. She set up Easter for the Murphys, read six stories to Ada, kissed him on the forehead and said goodnight. Her attitude has changed a lot since the beginning of her adventure with the Murphys. She gave Mr. Longneck to Michael Eric and that was something big for her because that was the only thing she remembers about her mom that was good. So Carley has shown that she can be trustworthy and does not have a bad attitude so since the beginning she has changed a lot. That’s how I can tell so she has really became a big hero to almost everyone.