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May I Ask a Favor? Cover Reveal for Shouting at the Rain by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
HELLO, NERDIES! This feels like a sweet reunion. I am honored and thrilled to return to Nerdy to reveal my cover of Shouting at the Rain, brilliantly designed by Maggie Edkins at Penguin. But I am also here to…
If you are a teacher, librarian, or parent who knows any child who has enjoyed either of my first books, One for the Murphys or Fish in a Tree, please deliver a message for me.
Please tell those kids that I am grateful for them. Tell them that Shouting at the Rain could never have been written without them.
Writing this book was so difficult for me that I sometimes thought about doing something easier. Like lifeguarding on the Arctic Circle. But when I got discouraged . . . when I lacked the courage I needed to delve deep, I thought about my cherished readers.
I thought about their letters and their drawings, their videos, their emails, and our Skypes. I thought a lot about the kids who’ve developed compassion for children in foster care or in poverty or who struggle in some way. But, I must admit, I thought even more about the kids I’ve met who saw themselves in my books–and learned to cut themselves a break. Kids who’ve gone from shame to proudly announcing to their classmates that they have a learning difference. Or kids who told me in private that they were in foster care. Who told me they thought they’d have unhappy lives, but Murphys gave them hope. But, I wondered . . . what do my readers need from me this time?
They need me to be honest. They need me to be vulnerable. They need me to explore things I’d put away long ago.
Delsie, the main character, and her best friend, Ronan, are the two sides of me at twelve. Delsie is optimistic and happy but dragging a heavy emotional block. Ronan is wounded and walled off. Highly sensitive and wise but angry. Fiercely loyal and protective. But always in trouble even though he doesn’t want to be.
I have listened to these two debate. One saying we are broken because of the things that have happened. The other incensed by such an idea; how can we be broken because of the things that others have done?
Well, intellectually, I know which character is right . . . but I can feel both arguments. Sitting at my desk felt like riding out a storm in an inflatable boat.
So why did I continue?
Because children stand on the cusp of absolutely everything. And they need to know that they can make any life they want. If they’ve been dealt a difficult hand, it will be harder, but with compassion and courage and hustle anything is possible.
It took a long time to coax these two twelve-year-olds to be honest with me, but Delsie and Ronan are finally ready to step off the pages and into the world. And I am ready to introduce them.
I believe they breathe.
And I know they’re here only because of kids I have yet to meet.
From the author of 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.
ARCs (advance reader copies) of SHOUTING AT THE RAIN will be available in November. I am holding a giveaway for two signed ARCs to be mailed to two winning teachers as soon as I get my hands on them. To enter, please comment on this post and/or tweet this post on Twitter with the hashtag #SATR. The hashtag will help me find your tweet. If you’d like, you may also tag me at @Lynmullalyhunt so I can thank you personally.
GIVEAWAY ENTRIES (COMMENTS/TWEETS) MUST BE DATED ON OR BEFORE 11/1/18 AT 11:59 PM EST TO BE ELIGIBLE.
My thanks to The Nerdy Book Club and its countless members. I know there are MANY teachers and librarians out there with strong shoulders.
Can’t wait to read and share with others. Your stories always connect with so many and leave heartprints whenever they’re read and shared.
Thank you, Shannon ~ That means a lot as one of the themes in this book IS connection. 🙂
Linda, I am so happy to hear about this new novel. My young readers have enjoyed both of your books and are looking forward to this new one. All my best as you launch a new “baby” into this world.
Thanks so much, Margaret! I hope your kids enjoy SHouting at the Rain
I am so excited and happy for you and cannot wait to tell kids how much you appreciate their support. We’ve been discussing FIAT A LOT lately because it is nominated for our state book award which has led to “did you know it’s a play and playing at Stages Theater right now” and “have you read One For The Murphys” and “her new book is coming out in May!!!!” We will be celebrating you all year. Congratulations and thanks for sharing this news with the Nerdy family. 💗 Julie
Oh Lynda! This cover is gorgeous and the story sounds like something many, many readers will be able to connect with. So looking forward to sharing this, and THANK YOU for continuing to write stories for all our readers. ❤️
#SATR This sounds like a beautiful book. I’m looking forward to reading it and sharing with students.
LOVE THE COVER! Can’t wait to see you in person at NerdCampLI next weekend!
Lynda, Fish in a Tree and One for the Murphys are two of my go-to books to recommend to readers who just haven’t yet found something they connect with. I am so grateful for those two books and I know Shouting at the Rain will be just as wonderful. Thank you for continuing to write such wonderful stories.
What a beautiful cover! I think many of us can relate with the two twelve year old voices! Thank you for writing what isn’t always easy!
A student gave me a wooden sign that says, “Be Someone’s Hero”. This was the theme of the first book that I read aloud to her in fifth grade. I moved to sixth and so did she, so we spent another year together. This sign with a note I will NEVER be able to read without tears came at the end of our time as classroom teacher/student almost two years after our time with One for the Murphys. Your books make my world better because I get to read them and share their truths with kids. Thank you for writing!
CONGRATULATIONS, SANDY!!! YOU AND YOUR KIDS have won a signed ARC of SHOUTING AT THE RAIN. Please email me at lyndamullalyhunt@yahoo.com to give me your address 🙂
So excited for this book! I tweeted before reading the post (that excited!) but now I will go add the hashtag. AND tell my kids thank you from you. They will be so excited to hear you have a new one coming soon. Your books really get into their heart and stick with them. ❤️
I love how in tune you are to our students—thank you for writing!! I would LOVE an ARC of Shouting at the Rain!
So excited you have a new book! One for the Murphys is my go-to book in sixth grade. You’ve turned so many of my students into readers! I can tell wait to read this! Pick me, please. 😊
Anxious to get my hands on this book!
Can’t wait to read and share!
I cannot wait for this book to come out! My students and my own children and I have loved One for the Murphy’s and Fish in a Tree!
We love One for the Murphys and Fish in a Tree. Would love to have this one as well!
I’m so excited for Shouting in the Rain! My students have loved your first two books!!
Some of my students formed their own “Fish in a Tree” book group. They were so engaged with the story and found many connections. I look forward to your new book. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us.
Added the cover to Goodreads! Looks great. The colors are completely on trend, too!
I am SO excited to read this book!! I LOVED Fish in a Tree!
This looks like another wonderful story! We have kids who need to know that they aren’t the only ones feeling out of place and that their feelings matter. Thank you for your sensitive and thoughtful books! I can’t wait to read #SATR!
I have loved your other books and have multiple copies of them on our library shelves. I can’t wait to read and share #SATR !
I loved Fish in a Tree and would love to get my hands on your new book! Thank you for the giveaway!
Oh my gosh! This is so timely and perfect. I can’t wait to tell my 5th and sixth grade readers and in particular one sixth grade girl who just finished your two books and honestly they changed her reading life. She’s got a similar situation and they spoke to her. We were both searching for similar books and hopeful you would write more. I will preorder several copies now.
So excited to read this! Love her books.
My students are LOVING Fish in a Tree. It is a Maud Hart Lovelace Award nominee in MN, so I have been promoting it a lot this year. My kiddos will be excited to see a new book by the same author as one of their current favorites!
Can’t wait to read Shouting at the Rain. My students (and I) have loved Murphys and Fish in a Tree. We will be waiting impatiently. Thank you for your dedication to the readers that see themselves in your stories. You make a difference.
I know EXACTLY which student of mine I will give this book to first! I can’t wait to read it! Thank you for loving our kids like we do!!
We are reading Fish in a Tree in class now. I would love to get my hands on an ARC of your new book. Thanks for writing characters kids relate to!
Your stories, and the truths they help us discover, are beautiful and needed! I’ll be sharing this one with my family and my mentor classrooms. Thank you for delving deep and creating this gift for the world.
I can’t wait to read this one! I loved your other books!!
This sounds like another needed book! Thank you for your work!
Eager for this new one! One of my happiest school-librarian moment was when H came to me to whisper, “Ally is just like me!”
I would love a signed ARC!!!
This sounds like a five hanky book for sure. I can’t wait to read it.
Wow, I am sharing this post as soon as my students come back from recess. All readers need your books Lynda! Thank you for sticking it out and having the courage to tell your story through Delsie and Ronan! You are an amazing beacon of hope!
Thank you for pushing through. I cannot wait to read your new book! ❤️❤️❤️
CONGRATULATIONS, TAMMY!!! YOU AND YOUR KIDS have won a signed ARC of SHOUTING AT THE RAIN. Please email me at lyndamullalyhunt@yahoo.com to give me your address 🙂
Yay!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Super excited for the new book. I would love an arc!
Wow, I would love an ARC!
Wow! This is so timely. A sixth grader of mine in a similar situation as the main character in both One for the Murphys and A Fish in a Tree has just devoured your books. Last year she wasn’t a reader, but this year your books spoke to her. We began a search for similar books and were disappointed you didn’t have more. She will be so excited to hear you have a new one coming. I will preorder right now! Thanks for making her feel like she’s not alone, like she’s worthy, and has a place. I know your books mean so much to many people and can be just the one that unlocks the door to a whole new world.
I loved both of Lynda’s previous books and book talked them with my students. Would love and ARC copy of the new one to share with my students. When I share pictures I take when I meet authors and advanced copies with them, it’s like I’m a local celebrity!!
Great news! I would love to be a winner, but even if I’m not, that book will be in my hands as soon as it’s released. ❤️
I am so excited for another novel by this wonderful, perceptive author to add to the books I share with teachers, librarians, and their readers. Would love an ARC to read and review as one of the #booksthatgenerateimportantconversations.
Can not wait to share this book with kids. You are a favorite author for many in our classroom.
I can’t wait to read this – it sounds amazing!
I’m a librarian and I’m so excited to let my students know that the author of a Fish in a Tree has a new book about to come out. Also, as an adult reader, I’ve been reading alot of Brene Brown’s books and I feel like you and her are touching on some of the same issues of vulnerability and honesty. Thank you!!
My students, my broken, wounded students need this book. They need to know that they can remake their life and are not defined by what has happened to them. If Delsie and Ronan can do it, they can, too.
I cannot wait to get my hands on this to read AND to share with students. The book reminds me of many of my students that will be able to see themselves in the characters. Thank you Linda for doing what you do and having the ability to relate to many of my students so they do not feel alone!
Congratulations, Lynda! This looks like another wonderful story! I can’t wait to read!
Rebecca
I just finished reading Fish in a Tree to my fourth graders. We read a chapter in English and the next in Spanish, since I teach a dual language classroom. The kids laughed and cried along with me. They have found so many connection between the characters and themselves and others in our classroom and grown in empathy and self-awareness. Thank you!
I can’t wait to read this book. I loved One for the Murphy’s.
Linda,
I am so excited to share this book with your friends at Prudence Crandall in Enfield, CT. We loved reading Fish In A Tree as a school community, and your author visit was awesome!!!Congratulations to you! Thank you for continuing to write, you are an inspiration!
Can’t wait to see how your newest book impacts lives. I appreciate your talent and your honesty!
In my class, your books have shown kids that they aren’t alone. They help develop both talking points and empathy. Your work is important.
I cannot wait for this book! I love when I can show a struggling student a version of themselves reflected in a story. Thank you for doing the hard work.
These are the most wonderful books for starting meaningful conversations with my sixth grade students. I cannot wait to read your newest masterpiece! Thank you, thank you, Linda!
Printing this letter to put in both of your books In my classroom library! Beyond thrilled to get this book in my hands and those of my students !! Congrats on your new work!
I would love to win an ARC.
I’m excited to read this book. I just recently read Fish in a Tree and can’t stop telling students – anyone who will listen really – about it.
Both of your books are staples in our school book battle, year after year, because they resonate with so many students and grab hold of the others with important truths. Shouting at the Rain sounds like it will be equally stellar. Thanks for having the grit to continue to produce what young readers need!
The kids I work with love your books! I can’t wait to read Shouting in the Rain!
I can’t wait to read this book. Your books touch my heart.
Can’t wait to read this – – your other books have touched my – and my students – hearts!
I am going to share the news with my classes tomorrow. We have read Fish in a Tree and many are going to read the Murphys. Very exciting news!
I am so excited for this book! Kids who read FIAT and One for the Murphys always ask for more by Lynda Mullaly Hunt. Hooray!
I’m already loving the character who gets in trouble even though he doesn’t want to. So many boys I’ve met fit this bill. Eagerly awaiting this book!
This post makes me so happy. You know, you know how excited I am about release #3. Your stories have brought me, and many many students such joy, inspiration, and meaning to our own lives. You are truly a gift to the world. Congrats and enjoy this next CHAPTER in your life. Patrick
I can’t wait to read your new book and share it with my students!!! I met you at the Massachusetts Reading Association conference a few years back and that is when I first discovered One for the Murphy’s. The book hangover you gave me could only be filled by Fish in a Tree. I love your writing style and I’m super excited to read your new book.
What a beautiful title. Can’t wait to read the book!
These words, – “with compassion and courage and hustle anything is possible.” Absolutely important for our children to know! Looking forward to reading this book!
Thank you, Lisa! I do hope readers enjoy SATR 🙂 HAve a great day!
Our library has a group of fourth graders who have loved your books! I can’t wait to tell them there is another on the way. Thanks for your authentic voice and honest character relationships!
Another book by this amazing author and a chance to win an early ARC copy?!? Yes, yes please!
I am a K-5 literacy specialist. I am starting a book club for 4th and 5th graders and I plan to use Fish in a Tree as one of our initial reads. I would LOVE to read and advance copy of Shouting at the Rain so I can plan for its use in a future book club!!
I love authors, like wonderful you, who help my striving intermediate-aged readers learn to love stories/books. Your ARC would mean the world to my Title I class, because we would be the school leaders to promote an awesome new book. Congratulations on your epic accomplishment!
And thank YOU for standing for children every day. Thanks, also, for your sweet words – much appreciated 🙂
I am an elementary librarian and your books are the ones I use most often to get the kids interested in reading. Your books never fail to draw them in. I can’t wait to add another to the library!
Love love loved both One for the Murphys and Fish in a Tree, have no doubt this is also literary magic. Can’t wait to get it into the hands of students. Thank you for continuing to write powerful stories.
Literary magic? Wow, that’s very sweet. I’ll be hoping you enjoy it. Thanks so much for your sweet words and for your love of Fish and Murphys.
My students and I loved both One got the Murphy’s and Fish is a Tree. Can hardly wait for tgis new one,
I would love the opportunity to win one of your books. I proudly have my FIAT poster signed my you in my class my 6th grafters love your books and I cannot wait to expand their love for you in your new book. Thank you, thank you for letting yourself be vulnerable and pushing through to share this story with the world.
Thanks so much, Bonnie! And thank you for framing my poster – that means a lot to me. I do hope readers enjoy meeting Ronan and Delsie. Thank you, again!
So exciting! #SATR
I can’t wait to share this book! Loved FIat and One for the Murphys.
I can’t wait to read this! Kids love your books!
Thanks so much, Christina!
Absolutely can’t wait to read this gem!!!
Linda, Your books are so powerful and have resonated with my students for years. I look forward to reading your latest and sharing it with my students! Thank you for writing the books children NEED! #SATR @lynmullalyhunt
Yay, Lynda. Yay, yay, yay!
CAROLINE!! Yay, yay, yay, YOU! 🙂
My students and I have loved Fish in a Tree! So excited for the new book!
I know some readers who are going to be so excited when they see this cover!!! Thanks for your voice and for sharing your stories.
Thank you, Jacqui!
Hey, everyone! I am so, so grateful for the response to my cover reveal. Really. I am blessed. THANK YOU. I can’t wait until the book is actually out in the world and I can meet readers of all ages and share it with them. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
How blessed we all are to have been connected by this wonderful community. In the meantime, keep those shoulders strong 🙂
Lynda
I would LOVE to have these as prize books for my kiddos winter break reading program.
Our 5th graders read Fish in a Tree and it is one of my favorite books! I can’t wait to read your new book.
I am so excited for this book! Fish in a Tree helped students in my class and I expect this one will, too! We loved FIAT! Can’t wait to read this one!
Thank you so much for choosing to write and continue when it is challenging. You have helped move so many hearts as I’ve used FIAT for many years as a read aloud in fifth grade. Students always love it as much as I do! Can’t wait to read Shouting at the Rain.
I’m so excited to see the cover reveal of your newest book. I teach 6th grade and his is my 20th year! I’ve read One for the Murphys and Fish in a Tree, as have many of my students over the years. Thank you for your writing and for the opportunity to win a copy of your soon-to-be released novel.
Thank you, Kelly for your kind words AND for your service to children for 20 YEARS! YAY!! I can only imagine how many kids you have impacted.
I would LOVE LOVE LOVE an ARC. I cannot wait to read this book! 🙂
I read One for the Murphy’s and cried like if it was me having to leave Mrs. Mom. I read Fish in a Tree and I began crying in the first chapter. Have I gone through the experiences of the characters in Lynda Mullaly Hunt’s books? No, but the writing was so believable that it went straight to my heart and made me see the lives of my students with similar experiences. It made me understand, and I am grateful, because that made me a better person, teacher, librarian. I cannot wait until Shouting at the Rain comes out. I cannot wait to see what I will learn or who of my students will I see? Will it be the young me this time? #SATR
This sounds amazing. I’m the mom of two kids who came to us from a place of trauma and struggle, and I know that they–and I!–will get a lot from this story.
Thanks so much, Wendy. This means the world to me. I will be hoping that you and your boys enjoy meeting Delsie and Ronan and that the book opens up some helpful conversations. Thanks again 🙂
Since I started working at a local elementary school, I’ve learned so many hard, hard truths about the lives of the children I work with. These kids are so courageous, and they’ve been dealt extreme difficulties in their home lives. Books like yours are so important, Linda. Thank you for continuing to create stories that impact lives.
Thanks so much, Jessica. This is what it’s all about. I agree with you – sadly, I’ve been stunned by the stories I hear from children. They are brave and strong and need to be told that. Thank YOU for impacting young lives.
I read Fish in a Tree and loved how Mr. Daniels helped Ally tackle dyslexia. Can’t wait to read Shouting in the Rain. I’m not a teacher, but I love your style. Congrats.
I can’t wait to read this book!! I read a A Fish in A Tree a few years ago and as soon as I put it down, I picked it right back up and read it to my 4th grade class. They absolutely loved it, like I did, and they immediately asked me if you wrote any other books. So yes, that night I ordered One For The Murphys. Let me tell you , it was the first and only book I’ve ever read cover to cover in one day! As soon as I put the book (and tissues down), I talked it up and started lending my copy to students, colleagues, and friends. So, needless to say I’ll be putting my hands on this neeesr book just as soon as possible! Good luck with your new release and know you have a fan in me!
Congrats Lynda! My class has loved four first two books…I can’t wait to tell them you have ANOTHER great book coming their way! So excited to read #SATR!
Congrats Lynda! My class has loved your first two books…I can’t wait to tell them you have ANOTHER great book coming their way! So excited to read #SATR!
Loved fish in a tree and the sensitive way you treated learning disability and the realistic way in which the main character managed to thrive despite and because. Look forward to reading your next book!
J. Wollin
Teacher Librarian
Veterans Memorial Elementary
Beautiful, Lynda. I will gladly pass on your message to my students. They trust you. They are eagerly anticipating this book and will be thrilled to know how much you value your readers.
Excited to read this book! Knowing it will go into the hands of readers who loved OFTM and FIAT makes me happy!
Wow- I can’t wait to read this and then share the books with “my” kids. On a regular basis a student walks into the library and tells me they want a book like Fish in a Tree or One for the Murphys
This looks amazing!
Looking forward to reading your newest! Big fan of your others 😊
I was so excited when I heard you were writing a new book. Then when I read what it was about I became even more excited. I cannot wait to share this book with my daughter and my school kids, I think many of them will connect with this story.
I can’t wait to read Shouting at the Rain! We read One for the Murphys with our fifth graders every year and many go on to devour Fish in a Tree. Yeah!!!!!!!
My 6th graders in Louisiana have LOVED both One for the Murphys and Fish in a Tree! I am now teaching in Alaska and my 6th graders there can’t wait for Shouting at the Rain! Thank you for your dedication to writing. So many of my students can relate to your stories. They are empowering for these young readers.
Oooooh, I am just giddy with excitement at hearing of your new book #SATR!! I’m a librarian of over 500 K-6th graders (in my 20th year of teaching) and I’m promoting Fish in a Tree as a Maud Hart Lovelace nominee this year, and every since I read One for the Murphy’s; I read it aloud to my 5th graders. We laugh and cry together at the gripping dialogue and it always results in some children sharing about how they are a foster child. Love the open and raw discussions as a result of reading your book together! Btw, we would love a 2nd book with Carly Conners!!
I’m thrilled that you have written a third book and I hope it is just the beginning of a long and beautiful writing career!📚📚📚📖🖊
Last year a quiet student of mine wrote a reflection on the impact One for the Murphys had on her and her understanding and appreciation of her family. The tough questions, the cloudy definition of a “good parent” really caused this girl to stop and think. THAT is the true purpose of these books – thank you for giving her the opportunity to grow and thank you for the reminder that every one of my students has a story. Can’t wait to read your next title!
I am so excited for this book!! My 7s love Fish as a read-aloud, and One for the Murphy’s has given them their next-read book—I have 2 reluctant girls who are in love:) Thanks for sharing your words.
Barb in Souris, Manitoba
I can’t wait to read it! My students and I loved your other books!
Can’t wait to read this one and recommend it to students! Thank you for sharing your writing with us!
Thank you Lynda, for persevering and writing these books. As a middle school teacher, I see many students drawn to your stories. Can’t wait to read, SHOUTING AT THE RAIN!
Lori DiGisi
She’s an amazing author! I would love a copy of her new book.
I am so glad you have another book coming out! Especially a book with characters who are dealing with real life!
One thing that I love about your books is how invested my students get. I worked as a librarian last year (sort of…it was for one hour a day because our school was so small!) and I read “One For the Murphys” every week to the 4/5th graders. It was both heartbreaking, and eye-opening, to hear how many of them could relate to Carley. Would love to receive an ARC! *Crossing my fingers*
Ms.Tezel (@TezelTeaches)
I am so very happy you have a new book coming out! I can’t wait to read, Shouting At the Rain! We have loved Fish in a Tree and One for the Murphy’s. Thank you for writing!!
No books consistently get positive reactions, like full on “I loved this book!” outbursts in our library, than yours, Linda. Looking forward to another thought-provoking and inspiring book 🙂
Oh my word, my students will be excited when they hear about a new book by the FIAT author! We use FIAT as a read aloud for my 6th grade team. Everyone loves it!
I loved One of the Murphys and Fish in the Tree and am so excited to hear that you have a new book. I can’t wait to read it.
I cannot wait to read Shouting at the Rain. Your books touch kids’ hearts for they can see themselves or gain a new perspective. Your stories also help me become a better teacher because your characters help me better relate to and understand my students. Thank you so much!
This book sounds amazing & I’d be honored to share it with my students & fellow Lit Review Crew members. Thanks for the amazing giveaway opportunity!
This is a beautiful cover and I can’t wait to see it in person! And…I can’t wait to see YOU again, Lynda!
Cannot wait to love another Lynda Mullaly Hunt book! You are an amazing writer that touches readers’ hearts!
I love that you persisted (and listened) to Delsie and Ronan even if it took done time for them to reveal their stories. I have already reserved a place in my classroom library for this book. More importantly, I have already reserved a place in my heart for this book!
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Looking forward to reading this book and sharing with my students!
Fish in a Tree is a Maid Hart nominee this year and I can’t keep it in the shelf! Lots of love for it. I’m excited to share with them that you have a new book coming out.
Oh this sounds wonderful!!!
So many things rang true for my 12 yr old when he read Fish In A Tree. The underlying message that different is okay, left a resounding impression. It brought comfort to this mama as well.
I would love an ARC of SATR to share with my son.
I would love an opportunity to read another one of your books and share it with my community of readers!
Looking forward to reading and booktalking this one!
If I’m crying reading this post how will I be reading the book? I can’t wait to dive in and find out – I think I have strong shoulders!
My students at Bemiss Elem LOVE your books. They’ve experienced so much trauma in their lives – your books have become their favorites over and over again.
Thank you for writing and for the opportunity to win a copy of your new work.
My kids love Fish in a Tree, so I’m super excited for this new book to share with my students.
Fish in a Tree has a profound impact on me and my class a couple of years ago. I can’t even wait to read this one!!
My students loved both of your novels and I’m really excited to share this one too!
I am so excited to share Shouting at the Rain with my 5th graders. They LOVE Fish in a Tree, so they will be thrilled to get their hands on this book. I cant wait to have the opportunity to share it with them.
Shouting at the Rain sounds wonderful! Can’t wait to read it.
Can’t wait for to share Shouting at the Rain with my students! We have loved, loved, loved Fish in a Tree!
Thank you so much for the inspiration you give through your writings. We are so ready to read your new book!
Delsie sounds like a great character and I love the cover!
One thing that I love about your books is how invested my students get. I worked as a librarian last year (sort of…it was for one hour a day because our school was so small!) and I read “One For the Murphys” every week to the 4/5th graders. It was both heartbreaking, and eye-opening, to hear how many of them could relate to Carley. Would love to receive an ARC! *Crossing my fingers*
I know my readers will love to hear the news that this book is coming!
Can’t wait to read this one! Think of your visit to Nantucket often & fondly and know my kids need this book!
My students loved Fish In A Tree! Can’t wait for the new one!
So looking forward to another outstanding book to follow Fish in a Tree! Can’t wait!
Lynda Mullaly-Hunt is an inspiration as a writer and educator–not only to me, but to my students. Kids connect with her genuine and heartwarming/heartbreaking characters. We can’t wait to read Shouting at the Rain! One for the Murphys and Fish in A Tree are both beloved books in our classroom. Thank you for sharing powerful stories!!
Can’t wait to read this! I love your work and would be so honored to have an advanced copy:)
Fish in a Tree and One for the Murphy’s are my two go to books to hook a reluctant reader. Keep writing! I can’t wait to get my hands on Shouting at the Rain!
Can’t wait!!#satr
Words have such power and I’m so grateful for talented authors like you who share your compelling stories with children ! Though I have 11 copies of Fish in a Tree in my elementary school library, it’s common for them to be all checked out. The cover of the new book looks intriguing and I’m excited to meet these characters, feel their story, and to bring them to my students.
I’ve enjoyed following your journey, Lynda. Thank you for your transparency on the struggle it is at times to get to know your characters and where they want/need to go and most importantly, for always showing that you value our children. I’m excited for this one!!