Jim Murphy
James John Patrick Murphy was an American author who wrote over 35 nonfiction and fiction books for children, young adults, and general audiences, with a particular focus on American history. He received the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 2010 for his contributions to young-adult literature. His well-researched books often brought history to life through the narratives of young people, making them fast-paced and engaging for young adults. Murphy also won the Robert F. Sibert Medal for children's information books and was a runner-up for Newbery Medals twice.
Awards
['Margaret A. Edwards Award (2010)', 'Robert F. Sibert Medal', 'NCTE Orbis Pictus Awards (3)', 'Jefferson Cup Awards (3)', 'SCBWI Golden Kite Awards (2)', "The Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award for Distinguished Nonfiction", 'Boston Globe–Horn Book Award']
Notable Works
['The Long Road to Gettysburg', 'The Great Fire', 'A Young Patriot', 'Blizzard! The Storm That Changed America', 'An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793', "The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War", 'Across America on an Emigrant Train', 'Gone A-Whaling: The Lure of the Sea and the Hunt for the Great Whale', 'Inside the Alamo', 'My Face to the Wind: The Diary of Sarah Jane Price, a Prairie Teacher', 'The Journal of James Edmond Pease, a Civil War Union Soldier', 'West to a Land of Plenty: The Diary of Teresa Angelino Viscardi', 'The Journal of Brian Doyle: A Greenhorn on an Alaskan Whaling Ship']
