Murray out of water / Taylor Tracy.

Author/creator Tracy, Taylor author.
Other author Quill Tree Books (Imprint), publisher.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationNew York : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024]
Copyright Date©2024
Description391 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects

Abstract "Bighearted and observant twelve-year-old Murray O'Shea loves the ocean. Every chance she gets, she's in it. It could be because the ocean never makes her apologize for being exactly who she is--something her family refuses to do--but it could also be because of the secret magic that Murray shares with the ocean. Though she can't explain its presence, the electric buzz she feels from her fingertips down to her toes allows her to become one with the ocean and all its creatures, and it makes Murray feel seen in a way she never feels on land. But then a hurricane hits Murray's Jersey Shore home, sending the O'Sheas far inland to live with relatives. Being this far from the ocean, Murray seems to lose her magic. And stuck in a house with her family, she can no longer avoid the truths she's discovering about herself--like how she feels in the clothes her mom makes her wear, or why she doesn't have boys on the brain like other girls her age. But it's not all hurricanes and heartache. Thankfully, Murray befriends a boy named Dylan, who has a magic of his own. When Murray agrees to partner with him for a youth roller-rama competition in exchange for help getting her magic back, the two forge an unstoppable bond--one that shows Murray how it's not always the family you were given that makes you feel whole...sometimes it's the family you build along the way"-- Dust jacket flap.
Interest age level Ages 8-12
Interest grade level Grades 5-8
Study program note Accelerated Reader AR
Awards noteSchool Library Journal Best Books, 2024
Awards noteStonewall Honor Books in Children's & Young Adult Literature, 2025
Awards noteAmerican Library Association Notable Children's Books, 2025
Awards noteRainbow Book List Top Ten: Young Reader, 2025
Genre/formJuvenile works.
Genre/formFiction.
Genre/formNovels in verse.
Genre/formQueer fiction.
Genre/formBildungsromans.
Genre/formSea fiction.
Genre/formLGBTQ+ fiction.
Genre/formNovels in verse.
Genre/formQueer fiction.
Genre/formBildungsromans.
Genre/formSea fiction.
LCCN 2023943351
ISBN9780063326811 (hardcover)
ISBN0063326817 (hardcover)