{"title":"Claire Rudolf Murphy","description":"\u003cp\u003eCLAIRE RUDOLF MURPHY is the author of eighteen books for children and young adults, including \u003cem\u003eMartin and Bobby: A Journey to Justice\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMarching with Aunt Susan\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMy Country 'Tis of Thee\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChildren of the Gold Rush\u003c\/em\u003e received the 2000 Willa Cather Award. Murphy holds a degree in history from Santa Clara University, a teaching credential from the University of California at Berkeley, and an MFA in Creative Writing, and has taught in Hamline University’s low-residency MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program since 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she’s not writing, Murphy draws on her background as a secondary language arts teacher and her twenty-four years living in Alaska, experience that shapes her work in history and nonfiction for young readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaire lives in Spokane, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaire Rudolf Murphy’s books are published by SkyLight Paths, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"daughters-of-the-desert","title":"Daughters of the Desert: Stories of Remarkable Women from Christian, Jewish and Muslim Traditions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow would the most cherished stories of Christianity, Judaism and Islam be different if women were the active central figures?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis ground-breaking collection of short stories brings to life the women—daring, brave, thoughtful and wise—who played important and exciting roles in the early days of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin Esther as she stands against injustice and her king to save her people, Aisha as she leads hundreds of men into terrifying battle and Mary as she and Elizabeth dream of the new lives growing inside them. How must Sarah have felt, turning Hagar out into the desert? And how must Hagar have felt, traveling from the safety and security of Abraham's land toward an uncertain future? These stories invite us to come to know and appreciate the struggles and triumphs of these women—mothers, daughters, believers and seekers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1594731063\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781594731068\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Claire Rudolf Murphy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43238197723352,"sku":"9781893361720","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43238197756120,"sku":"9781594731068","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781594731068_FC_mockup_v2_1740149615_f4f12ca1-5c6e-4eb1-91c7-e3c1a99d86db.jpg?v=1791033762"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-claire-rudolf-murphy.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}