Claire Rudolf Murphy è autrice di quattordici libri per bambini. Ex insegnante di scuola secondaria di primo e secondo grado, ora insegna nel programma Master of Fine Arts della Hamline University. La sua passione per la storia, coltivata fin da giovane, permea il suo lavoro, dando vita al passato per i giovani lettori con narrazioni avvincenti. Murphy si concentra nel rendere le sue storie sia informative che avvincenti e leggibili.
"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.