https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq Julie Murphy is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the books Side Effects May Vary, Dumplin', Ramona Blue, and Puddin’. en-us 2018-12-18 15:21:16 UTC 2025-04-02 19:20:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png mra230 https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/315557548 Julie Murphy is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the books Side Effects May Vary, Dumplin', Ramona Blue, and
Puddin’. Murphy wrote her first novel,  Side Effects May Vary in 2014. When Murphy worte her first novel, during National Novel Writing Month she was working as a librarian in Texas. Murphy writes about many sensitive topics, including body confidence and insecutrities which is shown in her book Dumplin'. On top of her writing about big topics, Murphy is openly bisexual. She is a potty-mouth Southern belle who was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, but found her home in Fort Worth, Texas. When she's not writing, Murphy can be found cruising Costco for free samples, watching Sister Act 2, stalking drag queens on Instagram, obsessing over the logistics of Mars One, and forever searching for the perfect slice of cheese pizza. She lives with her husband, two viscious cats, and one pomeranian that can pass as a bear cub. ]]> 2018-12-18 15:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/315557548 mra230 https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/315572928 2018-12-18 15:57:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/315572928 mra230 https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/315575331 2018-12-18 16:01:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/315575331 mra230 https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/315576105 Mruphys first book, Side Effects May Vary is the story of Alice, a sixteen year old girl who has been diagnosed with leukemia. When Alices prognosis turns grim she convinces her friend Harvey to help her complete her bucket list with the time she has left. As the two go on their adventures which includes Alice humiliating her ex-boyfriend, getting back at her archnemisis, relieving childhood memories, and helping a stranger, Harvey and Alices feelings for each other become stronger. Right as Alice is setting everything in her life she goes into remission and is faced with the consequences of her actions. ]]> 2018-12-18 16:03:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/315576105 mra230 https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316194748 2018-12-20 15:42:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316194748 mra230 https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316194937 Murhphys second book, Dumplin' is about Willowdean Dickson, the self-proclamined fat girl called Dumplin' by her former beauty queen mother. She has always felt good in her skin, and along with her American-beauty best friend, things have always gone right. That is until Willowdean takes a job at the local fast-food joint Harpy's. While working there she meets private school boy, Bo a hot former jock. Willowdean is attracted to Bo but is surprised when he is attacted to her back. Instead of keeping her self-assurances, Willowdean starts to find her self-confidence plumit. She sets out to get her confidence back by doing the most horrifying thing she has ever done enter the Miss Teen Blue Bonnet beauty pageant along with other unlikely canidates. Through her journey she shocks Colver City, and even herself. ]]> 2018-12-20 15:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316194937 mra230 https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316198419 2018-12-20 15:51:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316198419 mra230 https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316198632 2018-12-20 15:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316198632 mra230 https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316199067 Murphys third book, Ramona Blue is about Romana, Romana was only five years old when Hurricane Katrina changed her life forever. Since then it's been Romana and her family against the world. She is six feet tall with unmistakable blue hair, Ramona is sure of three things:she likes girls, she's fiercely devoted to her family, and she knows shes something bigger than just a trailer in Eulogy, Mississippi. She is forced to be the adult of the family due to her juggling multiple jobs, her falky mom, and ineffectual dad. Along with her sister Hattie being pregnant responsibility weights more heavily than ever. The return of her childhood friend Freddie brings her a new distraction, her freindship with the former competitive swimmer picks up where it left off with laps around the pool. As Ramona falls in love with swimming her feelings for Freddie change too. With her growing feelings for Freddie they make her question her sexuality and wether or not she likes guys or girls. Either way Ramona will discover that, for her, life and love are more fluid than they seem. ]]> 2018-12-20 15:53:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316199067 mra230 https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316199199 Murhphys fourth book, is a follow up to her second book Dumplin' which follows supporting characters in the months after Willowdean's star turn in the Clover City pageant. In this novel Millie Michalchuk is the star. Every year Millie has gone to fat camp every year since she was a girl, but not this year. This year she has plans to chase her secret dreams and kiss her crush. Callie Reyes is the pretty girl who is next in line for dance team captain and has the popular boyfriend. When it comes to other girls, shes more frenemy than friend. When circumstances bring the two girls together over the course of the semester they surprise everyone, even themsleves by realizing they have more in common than they thought. ]]> 2018-12-20 15:53:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316199199 mra230 https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316205317 Murphy has won multiple awards, her biggest one being a #1 New York Times bestselling author. She has also won numerous other awards including, 

• YALSA 2018 Best Fiction for Young Adults
• Summer 2017 Kids’ Indies Next List, For Teens
• Booklist Top 10 Books for Youth 2017, Sports & Romance Fiction
• VOYA’s Perfect Tens 2017
• Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2017, Teen Books
• Chicago Public Library Best Books of 2017, Teen Fiction
• BuzzFeed 28 Best YA Books of 2017
• Los Angeles Public Library Best of 2017: Teen Books 

]]> 2018-12-20 16:11:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316205317 mra230 https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316205433 Murphy's book Dumplin' has been made into a movie and the rights were bought by Netflix. ]]> 2018-12-20 16:12:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316205433 mra230 https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316520556 2018-12-22 17:27:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316520556 mra230 https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316522326 “I think maybe it’s the things we don’t want to talk about that are the things people most want to hear.” ]]> 2018-12-22 18:02:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316522326 mra230 https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316522436 2018-12-22 18:05:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316522436 mra230 https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316522493 2018-12-22 18:07:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316522493 mra230 https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316522541 2018-12-22 18:08:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316522541 mra230 https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316522750 I could not find a book trailer for this book so instead I put a review. ]]> 2018-12-22 18:14:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mra230/dwwhhzc0jrzq/wish/316522750