Jim Murphy

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  • Bibliography:
    22 Books
  • First Book:
    April 1982
  • Latest Book:
    February 2023
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Multi-Author Series List

Dear America

West to a Land of Plenty: the Diary of Teresa Angelino Viscardi, New York to Idaho Territory, 1883 (Jun-1992)
My Face to the Wind: the Diary of Sarah Jane Price, a Prairie Teacher, Broken Bow, Nebraska, 1881 (Sep-2001)

My Name Is America

The Journal of James Edmond Pease (Sep-1998)
The Journal of Brian Doyle (Apr-2004)

Book List in Order: 22 titles

  • Death Run

  • The Last Dinosaur

  • The Call of the Wolves

    A young arctic wolf has a harrowing adventure trying to find his way back to the pack after being separated from them during a caribou hunt. Also includes a chapter with general information about wolves....

  • West to a Land of Plenty: the Diary of Teresa Angelino Viscardi, New York to Idaho Territory, 1883

    Dear America

    Saturday, April 7 Mr. Anderson came to our car to talk to us right after breakfast. I thought I would dislike him immediately, but did not. He is tall and distinguished looking and seemed not to notice the smell of garlic and sausage and boiled pota...

  • Dinosaur for a Day

  • Backyard Bear

  • The Boys' War

    An ALA Best Book for Young Adults: Firsthand accounts of the experiences of boys sixteen and younger who fought in the Civil War, with photos included.  Winner of the Golden Kite Award for Nonfiction   “Making extensive use of the actual ...

  • Night Terrors

    Recounting the many stories he has overheard throughout his years as a graveyard worker, Digger draws in his listeners with tales about ordinary teenagers who encounter vampires, witches, mummies, werewolves, and the grave digger himself. Reprint....

  • The Great Fire

    • / General Fiction
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    The Great Fire of 1871 was one of most colossal disasters in American history. Overnight, the flourshing city of Chicago was transformed into a smoldering wasteland. The damage was so profound that few people believed the city could ever rise again.B...



  • A Young Patriot

  • The Journal of James Edmond Pease

    My Name Is America

    4 o'clock The Rebs was still firing on us and the hissing of lead was all around. Just then the new man went down in a heap ahead of me. That ball was meant for me, I thought, which made me madder still, and then I realized he had just gotten his ba...

  • My Face to the Wind: the Diary of Sarah Jane Price, a Prairie Teacher, Broken Bow, Nebraska, 1881

    Dear America

    Following her father's death from a disease that swept through her Nebraska town in 1881, teenaged Sarah Jane must find work to support herself and records in her diary her experiences as a young school teacher....

  • An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793

    • / General Fiction
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    National Book Award Finalist:  An account of the disease that ravaged eighteenth-century Philadelphia, written and illustrated for young readers.   1793, Philadelphia: The nation’s capital and the largest city in North America is devastat...

  • The Journal of Brian Doyle

    My Name Is America

    Brian Doyle has run away from home, fleeing his father’s hot temper. When he signs on as a sailor on an Alaskan whaling ship, Brian finds more adventure and danger on the high seas than any boy could imagine, and discovers himself along the way....

  • Fergus and the Night-Demon

    Acclaimed nonfiction author Jim Murphy now turns his hand to spinning yarns. Fergus O’Mara, a resourceful Irish lad, is especially clever at avoiding work. On his way to an evening of fun, he encounters the dreaded Night-Demon. Fergus keeps on walk...

  • Desperate Journey

    Two-time Newbery Honor author turns his formidable talents to this riveting suspense novel about a spirited Irish-American girl who helps save her family from ruin on the Erie Canal in the 1840s.

    When Maggie's father loses next year's salary a...

  • The Real Benedict Arnold

    Every account of the American Revolution mentions Benedict Arnold and brands him -- correctly -- as a traitor. There’s no question that Arnold, an American army officer, switched his loyalty to the British side. Over the years, however, historians,...

  • April

    Sam is a blacksmith in a small rural township. He has spent his whole life there and is quite content with his lot. Now, however, things are changing. For some reason a mature, red dragon has taken up residence in a cave outside the town and it has a...

  • Revenge of the Green Banana

    Jimmy Murphy’s sixth grade teacher, Sister Angelica Rose, is out to get him. She humiliates him in class and punishes him when he hasn’t done anything wrong. She even forces him to perform onstage with second-graders, wearing a giant green banana...



  • Donovan's Dream

    Written for young AND old, this engaging story, along with alluring illustrations, may well encourage kids to feel confident to meet some of life’s challenges.“Donovan’s Dream” is a fun read for a child. And when a person read...

  • Swim Kings

    Blacky has been an ocean-rescue lifeguard on the Atlantic Ocean at Jones Beach State Park for 15 years, and his job means everything to him. The summer of 1971 changes Blacky's life when a new love awakens his hardened heart and a lover from his past...

  • Crashed Wagon Canyon

    Gold...silver...precious gems...the stuff dreams are made of. This is the story of a hoard of just such valuable metals and stones, whose journey begins in the year 1311, when the Knights Templar were prosecuted. A small band of valiant knights escap...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Jim Murphy has published 22 books.

Jim Murphy does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Crashed Wagon Canyon, was published in February 2023.

The first book by Jim Murphy, Death Run, was published in April 1982.

No. Jim Murphy does not write books in series.
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