Claire Rudolf Murphy is the author of fourteen books for children. A former middle and high school teacher, she now teaches in the Master of Fine Arts program at Hamline University. Her lifelong passion for history infuses her work, bringing the past to life for young readers with engaging narratives. Murphy focuses on making her stories both informative and compellingly readable.
"Martin and Bobby follows the lives and final days of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy, showing how and where their work intersected and how their initially wary relationship evolved from challenging and testing one another to finally "arriving in the same place" as allies fighting poverty and racism"--
Bessie's journey unfolds as she grapples with gender restrictions that prevent her from hiking with her male family members. Her perspective shifts when she attends a suffrage rally led by Susan B. Anthony, igniting her awareness of women's rights. The book also features informative end notes that delve into the life of Bessie Keith Pond, the 1896 California suffrage campaign, and the broader history of the suffrage movement, enriching the narrative with historical context.