Claire Rudolf Murphy es autora de catorce libros para niños. Exprofesora de secundaria y bachillerato, ahora imparte clases en el programa de Máster de Bellas Artes de la Hamline University. Su pasión por la historia, que cultiva desde niña, impregna su obra, dando vida al pasado para jóvenes lectores con narraciones cautivadoras. Murphy se enfoca en hacer que sus historias sean tanto informativas como cautivadoras y legibles.
"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.