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Jim Murphy

Two-time Newbery Honor Book Winner

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    “Sweet and relatable.”
    —Publishers Weekly
    “A funny coming of age story.”
    —School Library Journal
    “Read this funny, smart, kid-true book. It explains everything.”
    —Jon Scieszka, author Catholic school lifer
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    A famous surgeon, an African American “janitor,” 
    and a hearing-impaired doctor – a partnership of genius
    and the groundbreaking operation that saved lives.
    “Gripping.”
    KIRKUS
    School Library Journal
    (starred)
    Publishers Weekly
    (starred)
    Horn Book
    (starred)
    Booklist
    (starred)
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    The true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793.
    “Nobody does juvenile nonfiction better than Murphy.”
    KIRKUS
    “Stellar.”
    The Washington Post
    “Fascinating.”
    School Library Journal (starred)
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    The breathtaking story of the destruction and rebirth of one of America’s great cities through the eyes of those who lived it.
    “A veritable cinematic account.”
    KIRKUS (starred)
    “Riveting.”
    Horn Book (starred)
    “Engrossing.”
    PW(starred)

home-author-portraitAbout Jim

Two-time Newbery Honor Book and Sibert Award winning author, Jim Murphy’s childhood consisted of thousands of neighborhood baseball, roaming the vast New Jersey Meadowlands and inventing various “adventures.” READ FULL BIO

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My New Site and Blog

With my new website comes this author's blog.  Sometimes it will be serious because these are serious times and reflecting upon our history can be a powerful and important thing. But it will also be … READ MORE

News Flash

Jim’s latest book, Revenge of the Green Banana, will be published on January 7, 2017.  READ MORE

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