Claire Rudolf Murphy is de auteur van veertien kinderboeken. Voormalig docent op middelbare scholen, geeft ze nu les in het Master of Fine Arts programma van Hamline University. Haar levenslange passie voor geschiedenis doordrenkt haar werk en brengt het verleden tot leven voor jonge lezers met boeiende verhalen. Murphy richt zich erop haar verhalen zowel informatief als boeiend leesbaar te maken.
"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.