Claire Rudolf Murphy est l'auteure de quatorze livres pour enfants. Ancienne enseignante au collège et au lycée, elle enseigne désormais dans le programme de Master of Fine Arts de la Hamline University. Sa passion pour l'histoire, cultivée depuis son enfance, imprègne son œuvre, donnant vie au passé pour les jeunes lecteurs grâce à des récits captivants. Murphy s'attache à rendre ses histoires à la fois informatives et particulièrement lisibles.
"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.