Books with author D. Murray

Escaping the Society’s high-tech enclave the first time cost Skye both her mother and her innocence.Going back required the betrayal of Brennan and everything Skye loved.Now Skye is back on the outside. She’s on the run, isolated and hunted by new horrors that threaten the entire world.The fate of humanity hinges on Skye finding Brennan, but doing so while being chased by the entire might of the enclave’s military may prove too costly, even for Skye.

Gordy Metcalfe, 16, has to grow up quickly in the sleepy town of Roanoke, Virginia.Too quickly.He and his brother and two sisters have different daddies, and his mother isn’t sure who any of the daddies are. Gordy sleeps on the kitchen floor, cooks, cleans, and takes care of his siblings when he’d rather be painting or fishing. With the help of his grandmother and Saint, a homeless black bluesman, Gordy thrives and survives junior high and high school despite the odds.Written with warmth and humor in 1986 by best-selling author J. J. Murray when he was 23, THE SAINT OF THE CITY proves that no matter how bad life gets, even a nobody from nowhere can become “the greatest man alive.”

Dani's new home isn't just another stopover in a long chain of places she'll never see again, it's the home of both Caine and Jerek, two guys like nobody she's ever met before. One represents the best friend she's been hungering for, and the other represents something much more.It should be the perfect recipe for a fairytale, but Caine and Jerek live in a dark, shadowy world and one of them is hiding secrets that will change everything, secrets that relate directly to Dani.

Abby enters her first year of middle school unsure how she will fit in without the support of her only best friend who moved away. Within the first few days of school, she’s tripped and shoved by a group of four sixth-grade girls she never met before. One time, they trapped her in a school stairway and punched her so hard she fell to the floor in pain. She can’t figure out why they are picking on her. She keeps the attacks to herself afraid if she tells someone, the girls will become meaner toward herAbby’s spirits are lifted by becoming friendly with Eden, a handicapped boy, also starting sixth grade, who moves into the house next door. Once Eden hears about her problem, he encourages her to determine a way to stand up to them. He even tries to show her techniques to push back, but Abby cannot find the courage to use them.On Halloween night, when Abby and Eden meet this “pack” of girls on a neighborhood street and they start an attack, Abby shudders in fear wondering if she will ever be able to stand up for herself.

Abby enters her first year of middle school unsure how she will fit in without the support of her only best friend who moved away. Within the first few days of school, shes tripped and shoved by a group of four sixth-grade girls she never met before. One time, they trapped her in a school stairway and punched her so hard she fell to the floor in pain. She cant figure out why they are picking on her. She keeps the attacks to herself afraid if she tells someone, the girls will become meaner toward her Abbys spirits are lifted by becoming friendly with Eden, a handicapped boy, also starting sixth grade, who moves into the house next door. Once Eden hears about her problem, he encourages her to determine a way to stand up to them. He even tries to show her techniques to push back, but Abby cannot find the courage to use them. On Halloween night, when Abby and Eden meet this pack of girls on a neighborhood street and they start an attack, Abby shudders in fear wondering if she will ever be able to stand up for herself.

She's had celebrity, isn't hurting for money, and is living peacefully single in Charlotte, North Carolina. Still, Sonya Richardson can't resist starring on a hit reality dating show to give America a taste of what a real black woman is like. And this former pro athlete is breaking all of "Hunk Or Punk's" rules, refusing to bling-up like a diva, and tackling whatever high-octane drama her suitors have in store. But one contestant is throwing Sonya off her game. He's surprisingly kind, way too easy to spill her secrets to--and giving her the kind of hope she hasn't felt in a long, long time. . .Widowed former pastor John Bond knows he's the show's "designated white guy," expected to fail every challenge and be gone in a month. He also knows he has to take risks to change his lonely life and find love again. The odds may be against him, but Sonya's honesty and resourcefulness are inspiring him to do whatever it takes to stay in the running, win her heart. . .and prove their dreams can be a reality.

Ten-year-old Emmabella Murray likes everything to be neatly ordered and arranged; unfortunately, this Christmas looks set to be anything but. Her parents aren’t talking to each other, her brother may be hatching a plan for world domination and nobody can find the Christmas decorations. Then her dad crashes through her bedroom ceiling... Emmabella’s Christmas Alphabet is a heart-warming and amusing festive delight for children and adults.

Primrose Primary has a new pupil - Mei Li, a friendly, but shy Chinese girl. Arabella invites Mei Li to her birthday party, but she fails to turn up. Then on a school visit, two horrid Chinese thugs try to kidnap Mei Li, but Arabella flies to her rescue and fights them off.Why are Mei Li and her family being threatened by a nasty Snakehead gang? What is really going on at Mr Ho's house? And are Arabella and her best friend Lucy, wonderful Great Aunt Agatha, and new pal Alex, embarking on not just a big adventure.....but a really dangerous mission?