New Releases by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

An uplifting picture book celebrating neurodiversity, starring characters from Lynda Mullaly Hunt''s New York Times bestselling middle grade novel Fish in a Tree Oliver''s brain is always bubbling with ideas, endlessly asking questions, and imagining wild adventures. This makes it hard for him to sit still and focus at school. And it makes him feel different from the other kids--especially when his classmate Shay constantly calls him “weird.” Oliver wants to fit in, and he envies the ants he loves to observe--as they all have a place in their colony. Then at recess on one particularly hard day he hides in a tree to escape from the others. He wishes hard that he could be like everyone else. His friend Albert finds him, and when he praises Oliver for having such a unique outlook, he helps Oliver see his brain in a new light. According to Albert, if people like Oliver gave up and became like everyone else, we’d be without our visionaries--our inventors, artists, and scientists. And as Oliver starts to build his own colony of friends with kids like Albert, he discovers that although his brain might feel scattered sometimes, it''s also what makes him an astonishing, thoughtful kid.

De la autora de Como pez en el árbol, bestseller del New York Times, llega esta hermosa historia sobre aprender a amar a la familia que se tiene. A Delsie le encanta saber cuál será el estado del tiempo; últimamente, sin embargo, parece que las tormentas están en su propia vida. Siempre ha vivido con su bondadosa abuela, pero ahora mira su realidad de manera diferente y quisiera poder tener una "familia normal". Delsie también percibe otros cambios en el aire: el más doloroso es la sensación de haber perdido a una amiga. Por fortuna, tiene vecinos que la apoyan y a Ronan, un nuevo amigo, muy amable y valiente, al que también le pesan sus propias pérdidas. Mientras Ronan y Delsie recorren Cape Cod en sus aventuras, ambos aprenden lo que significa estar enojado en lugar de triste, sentirse roto en lugar de completo y abandonado en lugar de amado. Y que, juntos, pueden enfrentar cualquier tormenta. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION From the author of the New York Times bestseller Fish in a Tree comes a compelling story about perspective and learning to love the family you have. Delsie loves tracking the weather--lately, though, it seems the squalls are in her own life. She''s always lived with her kindhearted Grammy, but now she''s looking at their life with new eyes and wishing she could have a "regular family." Delsie observes other changes in the air, too--the most painful being a friend who''s outgrown her. Luckily, she has neighbors with strong shoulders to support her, and Ronan, a new friend who is caring and courageous but also troubled by the losses he''s endured. As Ronan and Delsie traipse around Cape Cod on their adventures, they both learn what it means to be angry versus sad, broken versus whole, and abandoned versus loved. And that, together, they can weather any storm.

These three unforgettable stand-alone novels from New York Times bestselling author Lynda Mullaly Hunt celebrate unconditional friendship, unconventional families, everyday heroes, and looking beyond the labels, with a healthy dose of humor, heart, and hope. In One for the Murphys, Carley''s life is upended when she becomes a foster child--and is placed in the Murphys'' cookie-cutter-perfect household. In Fish in a Tree, Ally acts out because she is afraid she isn''t smart enough--until she discovers that there''s a lot more to her than a label, and that great minds don''t always think alike. In Shouting at the Rain, Delsie is having a summer of discovery--finding out who her true friends are and where she really belongs. Lynda Mullaly Hunt''s incredible novels remind us that we all have the power to be someone''s hero, that great minds don''t always think alike, and that we don''t have to weather the storms of life alone.

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Fish in a Tree comes a compelling story about perspective and learning to love the family you have. Delsie loves tracking the weather--lately, though, it seems the squalls are in her own life. She''s always lived with her kindhearted Grammy, but now she''s looking at their life with new eyes and wishing she could have a "regular family." Delsie observes other changes in the air, too--the most painful being a friend who''s outgrown her. Luckily, she has neighbors with strong shoulders to support her, and Ronan, a new friend who is caring and courageous but also troubled by the losses he''s endured. As Ronan and Delsie traipse around Cape Cod on their adventures, they both learn what it means to be angry versus sad, broken versus whole, and abandoned versus loved. And that, together, they can weather any storm.

Ally''s greatest fear is that everyone will find out she is as dumb as they think she is because she still doesn''t know how to read.

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