One for the Murphys by Patricia Murphy

Bennett

22baladyb — 2014-12-03 00:43:57 UTC

Reading One for the Murphys was such a good experience. One experience was that my whole class got to Skype with a class in Michigan, and it was so cool. We talked with New Zealand but had to share an iMovie with them because of the time difference. This was definitely one of the best books I have ever read. I love how Lynda named her chapters she is so creative. I will never forget reading this book. In this book it reveals all of Carley's emotions that are locked inside of her. When she first came to the Murphys she wanted to leave as soon as she could and then at the end of the book she didn't want to leave one bit. This book was the best book I ever read and I could notice that Lynda spent a lot of time writing this book. During this reading experience I was writing down notes like a maniac. I hope everyone who reads this book loved it as much as I did. I would definitely read this book over and over again. This experience was better than going to Disney World!

Josh, Tommy, & Dan

22stevensj — 2014-12-03 00:43:58 UTC

We loved reading One For The Murphys. It was a great experience to share our thoughts and notes to the world via Edmodo for the GRA. We liked the predictability the book offered and the chance to learn new reading strategies. For example, one of the strategies we learned was noticing the changes in the character, which we called contrasts and contradictions. We also enjoyed being able to Skype with a class from Michigan. One of our favorite experiences was when we got to live-stream with the book's author. We enjoyed reading about Carley as a foster kid and how hard it would be to be one. We decided to describe Carley's experience as this:

Carley's experience throughout the book was like somebodies first roller coaster ride. First, you don't want to board the ride like Carley did not want to to live with the Murphys. Then you go up and down on the roller coaster just as Carley had ups and downs in the Murphy household. When you decide to like the ride it is over, like when Carley grew to like the Murphys she had to go. When you finish the ride you do it over again, and Carley will have to do so with her mom. Carley has to apply the love and compassion that she learned from the Murphys to her everyday life. When you aren't riding the 'coaster, you miss it. While Carley is with her mom, she will miss the Murphys.

Dani Gates

22gatesd — 2014-12-03 00:43:58 UTC

I think that Carley never had the chose of who she wanted to be with. I think this because she was forceed to go to the Murphys even that she didnt wint to go and the only way she could be with Mrs Murphy is if her mom is to sick to take care of her. Reading this book made me realize that even though a tough time might hapen to you have to keep trying and trying till you are happy and till you love who you have become. I like doing the globule read aloud because you got to see all of the different opinions from kids from all over the U.S.A. and other countries. I think it was fun to meat the author because we got to know all about her and how she got the idea to write the great book One For The Murpys.

Ansgar

22machlitta — 2014-12-03 00:43:58 UTC

I think One for the Murphys is a very great book. Carley went through a lot of emotions. There were a lot of ups and downs and surprises at every corner. I also liked reading and sending my comments to other kids in the world.

Ansgar

22machlitta — 2014-12-03 00:43:58 UTC

I think that One for the Murphys is a very great book. Carley went through so much and the book had lots of ups and downs and surprises at every corner.

I also like the GRA.

Elise

22johnsone — 2014-12-03 00:43:58 UTC

Something I realized from this book is that, Carley has a different side to her, other than feeling angry, upset and rude, she learned to become giving, loving,
and learned she didn't always have to be tough. Being at the Murphys, Carley learned to put herself first before others, even her mother. I'm glad Carley had a chance to go to the Murphys because she leaned a lot. I liked this book because it was funny and I was always entertained and excited. I had a great experience reading this book for the Global Read Aloud and sharing my thoughts all over the world.

Tyler Z.

22zakharyt — 2014-12-03 00:43:58 UTC

I think the main idea I got from reading One for the Murphys is that people can change over time if given the chance. For example in the beginning of the book Carley was a very mean person and negative to everyone. By the end of the book the Murphys changed her tremendously and she became a very nice and sensitive person. I loved doing the Global Read Aloud and talking with other students around the world, I liked hearing other student's opinions and what they think about different topics.

Jared

22kirschenbaumj — 2014-12-03 00:43:58 UTC

Reading One For The Murphys was an amazing and very interesting experience. Something that really impressed me with Lynda's writing was the fireman rule. I thought it was amazing how Lynda pretty much made the whole moral of the story into a rule that Carly held on to, after she asked Mr. Murphy about his job as a fireman.

"Your own safety is paramount and save yourself first"- Jack Murphy, One For The Murphys

Dereks

22hsud — 2014-12-03 00:43:58 UTC

Life lesson in this book was to not to stop even if you are in pain. Carley hated being taken from her mother in the beginning because she was scared but she kept moving forward and didn't stop. This showed me tell that you have been through the pain so why stop? You might get something out of it if you try. She did she got friends such as Toni, time with the family such as helping the Murphys and just having a great time.

I loved the GRA experience as who would think in school we would be talking by computer to other people around the world? This was a fabulous change as we aren't reading from textbooks or talking to our classmates - no offense but that can get repetitive, so I loved it mostly talking to New Zealand students because they were active right along with us.

Siena

22vincents — 2014-12-03 00:43:58 UTC

I think this was an amazing book by Lynda Mullaly Hunt and she really pushed the moral, [as Kaya said] you can always change if you believe you can. Carley changed from being tough and not getting involved with other people to being loving and kind. Living with the Murphys really changed her.

I loved commenting in the Global Read Aloud it was so fun to comment and communicate with people from different states and countries. I was very happy when we had a live stream with Linda Mullaly Hunt because it was nice to hear from the author about her book.

Kaya

22rajpariak — 2014-12-03 00:43:58 UTC

Carley lost her mom but connected with the Murphys and learned that love is not making someone sleep in the bathtub because you're having friends over but it is having someone care for you at first sight.

22gatesd — 2014-12-03 00:43:58 UTC

Sam Mi

22barishawe — 2014-12-03 00:43:58 UTC

I think Carley started to regreat being mean to Mrs.Murphy because she is nice and she will help people if they need help. I think she changed by with a loving heart that she never used. In the middle of the book she got on everyones nice sides.

I think edmodo and the Great Read Aloud was a great experience because you stay in touch with people around the world and I liked reading and writing comments to other kids that I never met. I think this was a great book.

Elise And CC

22johnsone — 2014-12-03 00:43:58 UTC

We both loved One for the Murphys and we made comments together about the book. One of our thoughts was, why did Carley help Daniel? We thought that she had a tiny sprout of love in her, and she felt bad for him. This was the first time Carley opened out her heart. She is letting her heart grow!

Harry

22silberh — 2014-12-03 00:43:58 UTC

Reading this book helped us understand what it was like for a foster kid. I think that if Carley didn't go to the Murphys she wouldn't have learned to love, or care for anyone. Her experience with the Murphys changed her life and she saw what was possible in the world by seeing it through somebody else eyes. The Global Read Aloud made us express our feelings and what we thought about the book. It was an amazing feeling when someone answered you!

Mia

22rajpariak — 2014-12-03 00:43:58 UTC

I think that this book has brought everyone through the life of Carley Conners. Lynda Mullahly Hunt really showed us how much Carley hated the Murphys in the beginning and then really started to have feelings for the Murphys but in a very sudden way. I think that Lynda really showed us how being a foster kid is hard.

I really liked the GRA because I was able to talk to people all over the world and see their opinions while we were reading together. I liked meeting Lynda and she talked to us and helped me understand how she came up with the book ideas.

Cc

22johnsone — 2014-12-03 00:43:58 UTC

Carley was changed forever during this book. She was

changed because of the Murphys. I think that is what

the entire book is about. During our time on edmodo for the GRA we explained many things.

Whenever Carley changed in the book it was easily noticed and everyone, everywhere explained what they thought of the book. I thought that this book was a good way for different classes all over the world to interact.

Sam Melendes

22melendess — 2014-12-03 00:43:58 UTC

I loved reading One for the Murphy's because you could see Carley's life change.

For example at the start Carley hated everyone and did not let people in her life. But in the end Carley didn't want to leave the Murphy's.

Sam.K

22kreschs — 2014-12-03 00:43:58 UTC

Reading One for the Murphys was an experience that I will never forget. This book was almost like an alarm that this world isn't always perfect. In this book you went on the emotional journey of Carley, a foster child, and watched her change gradually. This book was one of those books that you just couldn't put down. Another reason that this book was amazing is because of the Global Read Aloud. In the Global Read Aloud we got to have intense discussions with our own class, and people around the world! This was almost like the chocolate sauce on top of your ice cream. After all the time we spent reading the book we got a huge reward. We got to meet the author live! This was very special, not every day do you meet the author of the book you just read.

Jack

22cohenj1 — 2014-12-03 00:43:58 UTC

I think with the Murphys Carley found out how it feels when someone actually takes care of you. The Murphys took care of her unlike her mom. If it was not for the Murphys she would have never learned how that feels. I thought Global Read Aloud was great. It helped us become better commenters about books because it helped me think really hard about the book and what we would share with other kids everywhere.

Ethan

22barishawe — 2014-12-03 00:43:58 UTC

Lynda Mullaly Hunt had us go on a journey of Carley's feelings/thinking. For example she was explaining about how Carley changed her emotions about how she thought about the Murphys. I thought the Global Read Aloud was amazing. I thought it was good because it made me understand the book further because I got to learn about a lot of different opinions from kids all over the world.

Kaya

22rajpariak — 2014-12-03 00:43:58 UTC

I think the moral is you can always change if you believe. If you believe in yourself and follow your dreams you can do great things. For example, Mrs. Murphy was in foster care and she grew up to love and care for 3 sons. If Carley believes in herself she can reach for many accomplishments.