Bøger af Julie Murphy

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From Julie Murphy, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin', comes the exciting conclusion in the origin story of fan-favorite comic character Faith?a fierce, plus-size superhero.Faith Herbert can finally admit that she's not a regular teen?and take advantage of her new flying superpowers. After the chaos of her first semester, Faith just wants to end her senior year in a normal way?enjoying all the hallmarks of graduating high school, like prom, with her best friends Matt and Ches.But a cryptic warning about psiots going missing and a rash of inexplicable fires means things are off to a strange start. Life goes from weird to worse when Colleen Bristow, the quiet nerd-turned-supervillain, reappears, acting like nothing ever happened.As if that weren't enough, rumored sightings of Faith's ex, the beautiful Dakota Ash, who was thought to have died months ago in the warehouse fire that exposed more than a few secrets, start to emerge. Faith can't seem to shake Dakota's betrayal from that tragic day, but she also can't help hoping the rumors are true. . . .As Faith tries to balance her quest for a memorable senior year and the heartbreak of Grandma Lou's increasing decline, she learns to have faith in herself?and that sometimes fate will point you in the right direction.

'The audacity of this magical author duo to sneak in and steal Christmas in the sexiest way possible . . . the charming holiday romp you absolutely need in your life!' TESSA BAILEY 'The holiday romcom of my dreams! Sexy, progressive, hilarious, and full of good cheer' HELEN HOANG

Love is in the air in Serendipity, a collection of stories inspired by romantic tropes and edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer.The secret admirer.The fake relationship.The matchmaker.From stories of first love, unrequited love, love that surprises, love that's been there all along, 10 of the brightest and award-winning authors writing YA have taken on some of your favorite romantic tropes, embracing them and turning them on their heads. Readers will fall for this collection of stories that celebrate love at its most humorous, inclusive, heart-expanding, and serendipitous.Contributors include Elise Bryant, Elizabeth Eulberg, Leah Johnson, Anna-Marie McLemore, Marissa Meyer, Sandhya Menon, Julie Murphy, Caleb Roehrig, Sarah Winifred Searle, and Abigail Hing Wen.

Cowritten by #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy and USA Today bestselling author Sierra Simone?a steamy plus-size holiday rom-com about an adult film star who is semi-accidentally cast as a lead in a family-friendly Christmas movie, and the former bad-boy pop star she falls in love with.Bee Hobbes (aka Bianca Von Honey) has a successful career as a plus-size adult film star. With a huge following and two supportive moms, Bee couldn't ask for more. But when Bee's favorite producer casts her to star in a Christmas movie he's making for the squeaky-clean Hope Channel, Bee's career is about to take a more family-friendly direction.Forced to keep her work as Bianca under wraps, Bee quickly learns this is a task a lot easier said than done. Though it all becomes worthwhile when she discovers her co-star is none other than childhood crush Nolan Shaw, an ex-boy band member in desperate need of career rehab. Nolan's promised his bulldog manager to keep it zipped up on set, and he will if it means he'll be able to provide a more stable living situation for his sister and mom.But things heat up quickly in Christmas Notch, Vermont, when Nolan recognizes his new co-star from her ClosedDoors account (oh yeah, he's a member). Now Bee and Nolan are sneaking off for quickies on set, keeping their new relationship a secret from the Hope Channel's execs. Things only get trickier when the reporter who torpedoed Nolan's singing career comes snooping around?and takes an instant interest in mysterious newcomer Bee.And if Bee and Nolan can't keep their off-camera romance behind the scenes, then this merry little meet cute might end up on the cutting room floor.

From Julie Murphy, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin', comes the exciting conclusion in the origin story of fan-favorite comic character Faith?a fierce, plus-size superhero.Faith Herbert can finally admit that she's not a regular teen?and take advantage of her new flying superpowers. After the chaos of her first semester, Faith just wants to end her senior year in a normal way?enjoying all the hallmarks of graduating high school, like prom, with her best friends Matt and Ches.But a cryptic warning about psiots going missing and a rash of inexplicable fires means things are off to a strange start. Life goes from weird to worse when Colleen Bristow, the quiet nerd-turned-supervillain, reappears, acting like nothing ever happened.As if that weren't enough, rumored sightings of Faith's ex, the beautiful Dakota Ash, who was thought to have died months ago in the warehouse fire that exposed more than a few secrets, start to emerge. Faith can't seem to shake Dakota's betrayal from that tragic day, but she also can't help hoping the rumors are true. . . .As Faith tries to balance her quest for a memorable senior year and the heartbreak of Grandma Lou's increasing decline, she learns to have faith in herself?and that sometimes fate will point you in the right direction.

The first book from Julie Murphy, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin'now a Netflix feature film starring Danielle Macdonald and Jennifer Aniston, with a soundtrack by Dolly Parton!For fans of John Green and Rainbow Rowell comes this powerful novel about a girl with cancer who creates a take-no-prisoners bucket list that sets off a war at schoolonly to discover she's gone into remission.When sixteen-year-old Alice is diagnosed with leukemia, she vows to spend her final months righting wrongs. So she convinces her best friend, Harvey, to help her with a crazy bucket list that's as much about revenge as it is about hope.But just when Alice's scores are settled, she goes into remission, and now she must face the consequences of all she's said and done.Contemporary realistic fiction readers who love romantic stories featuring strong heroines will find much to savor in this standout debut.

From Julie Murphy, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin, comes the first in a two-book origin story of Faith, a groundbreaking, plus-sized superhero from the Valiant Entertainment comics.Faith Herbert is a pretty regular teen. When shes not hanging out with her two best friends, Matt and Ches, shes volunteering at the local animal shelter or obsessing over the long-running teen drama The Grove.So far, her senior year has been spent trying to sort out her feelings for her maybe-crush Johnny and making plans to stay close to Grandma Lou after graduation. Of course, theres also that small matter of recently discovering she can fly.When the fictional world of The Grove crashes into Faiths reality as the show relocates to her town, she cant believe it when TV heroine Dakota Ash takes a romantic interest in her.But her fandom-fueled daydreams arent enough to distract Faith from the fact that first animals, then people, have begun to vanish from the town. Only Faith seems able to connect the dots to a new designer drug infiltrating her high school.But when her investigation puts the people she loves in danger, she will have to confront her hidden past and use her newfound giftsrisking everything to save her friends and beloved town.

Along the way, Waylon discovers that there is a lot more to running for prom court than campaign posters and plastic crowns, especially when he has to spend so much time with the very cute and infuriating prom king nominee Tucker Watson.Waylon will need to learn that the best plan for tomorrow is living for today .

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Young readers meet animals showing off their unique feet in this narrative nonfiction picture book that celebrates the diversity of the animal world. Fast feet. Hopping feet. Sticky feet. Even blue feet? Zoologist and children’s author Julie Murphy explores the cheetah, kangaroo, gecko, blue-footed booby and many more animals with fantastic feet. The well-researched book is the first in the I’ve Got… series covering animal adaptions from Julie Murphy and illustrator Hannah Tolson.Illustrated endpapers show animal footprints and the back endpapers label the animal tracks. Perfect for young animal lovers to read on their own, this book can also be used to support teaching for Key Stage 1–2.

And Sweet Pea happens to recognize the handwriting on one of the envelopes.What she decides to do with that letter sets off a chain of events that will forever change the lives of Sweet Pea DiMarco, her family, and many of the readers of "Miss Flora Mae I?"

From 21 favorite YA authors comes an anthology of essays that explore the diverse experiences of injustice, empowerment, and growing up female in America and the intersection with race, religion, and ethnicity. Contributors include Ellen Hopkins, Amber Smith, and Tracy Walker.

Die #1 der "New York Times"-Bestsellerliste: Dick UND schön? Unsicher UND mutig? Dumplin` ist all das und noch viel mehr.Willowdean – "16, Dolly-Parton-Verehrerin und die Dicke vom Dienst" – wird von ihrer Mutter immer nur Dumplin' genannt. Bisher hat sie sich in ihrem Körper eigentlich immer wohl gefühlt. Sie ist eben dick – na und? Mit ihrer besten Freundin Ellen an ihrer Seite ist das sowieso total egal.Doch dann lernt sie den sportlichen und unfassbar attraktiven Bo kennen. Kein Wunder, dass sie sich hoffnungslos in ihn verknallt – dass er sie allerdings aus heiterem Himmel küsst, verunsichert sie völlig. Plötzlich macht es ihr doch etwas aus, nicht schlank zu sein. Um ihre Selbstzweifel in den Griff zu bekommen, beschließt Will, sich der furchteinflößendsten Herausforderung in ganz Clover City zu stellen: Sie will am "Miss Teen Blue Bonnet"-Schönheitswettbewerb teilnehmen und allen – vor allem sich selbst – beweisen, dass die Kleidergröße für das ganz große Glück überhaupt keine Rolle spielt."Badeanzüge haben so etwas an sich, das einen denken lässt, man müsste sich erst das Recht verdienen, sie zu tragen. Aber eigentlich ist doch die entscheidende Frage:Hast du einen Körper?Dann zieh ihm einen Badeanzug an."Julie Murphy lebt mit ihrem Mann, der sie liebt, ihrem Hund, der sie vergöttert, und ihren Katzen, die sie akzeptieren, in Texas. Nachdem sie sieben Jahre als Bibliothekarin gearbeitet hat, widmet sie sich jetzt ganz dem Schreiben. Wenn sie nicht gerade schreibt oder in Erinnerungen an die guten alten Zeiten in der Bibliothek schwelgt, schaut sie Filme, die nur fürs Privatfernsehen gemacht wurden, fahndet nach der perfekten Pizza mit viel Käse oder plant ihre nächste große Reise. Julie Murphy lässt sich wie Dumplin' kein noch so verrücktes Abenteuer entgehen.

The irresistible companion to the #1 New York Times bestseller Dumplin', now a Netflix feature film starring Danielle Macdonald and Jennifer Aniston, and a soundtrack by Dolly Parton!Millie Michalchuk has gone to fat camp every year since she was a little girl.

From the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Dumplin'" and "Side Effects May Vary" comes another fearless heroine in a gorgeously evocative novel about family, friendship, and how sometimes love can be more fluid than first thought.

Sixteen-year-old Willowdean wants to prove to everyone in her small Texas town that she is more than just a fat girl, so, while grappling with her feelings for a co-worker who is clearly attracted to her, Will and some other misfits prepare to compete in the beauty pageant her mother runs.

Dumplin' er en underholdende, humoristisk feel-good YA-roman om at leve med sin vægt.Dumplin’ omtaler sig selv som “den tykke pige”, men hun føler sig godt tilpas i sin store størrelse. Hendes mor har været den lokale skønhedsdronning, og hva’ så? Den ultimative bikini-krop er ... enhver krop, efter hendes mening.Men så forelsker hun sig i Bo, som er en af den slags lækre fyre, alle piger falder for. Will er ikke overrasket over, at hun finder ham tiltrækkende. Men det kommer bag på hende, at Bo også er tiltrukket af hende. Det får stik imod al fornuft negativ indflydelse på hendes selvfølelse. Og så melder hun sig til en lokal skønhedskonkurrence for at bevise, at skønhed er mange ting."Ugh. Jeg har lige læst denne bog færdig, og jeg er ikke sikker på, om jeg kan beskrive, HVOR meget jeg ELSKER den".- Læser på GoodreadsPressen skriver: »Dejlig og vedkommende ungdomsbog. Gravalvorlig og hylende morsom på én gang […] Willowdean er en fantastisk pige, og man græder med hende, når hun bliver svigtet og føler sig trådt på eller alligevel ikke er helt så glad for sin store krop, og man griner med hende, når hun rigtig ruller sig ud og har det godt. Der skulle være flere af hendes slags i virkeligheden, det ville gøre verden til et bedre sted […] En anbefalelsesværdig ungdomsbog, som jeg håber, mange vil kaste sig over – tykke som tynde.«- Lene Jensen, Litteratursiden»I Dumplin', gik jeg ind til en virkelig sjov og hjertevarm fortælling, der er den perfekte sommerlæsning.«- Louise H., Kære dig