Jim Murphy

Jim Murphy is celebrated for his engaging and carefully researched nonfiction for young readers. His more than thirty-five books include two Newbery Honor Books, The Great Fire and An American Plague (which also won the Sibert Award), and Blizzard!, which was named a Sibert Honor Book.

A Young Patriot

by Jim Murphy

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 7.8

Genre/Theme: General Nonfiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Across America on an Emigrant Train

by Jim Murphy

Interest Level: Grades 5 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent: 7.1

Genre/Theme: Biography, General Nonfiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

An American Plague

by Jim Murphy

Interest Level: Grades 5 - 9

Grade Level Equivalent: 8.9

Genre/Theme: Informational

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Blizzard!

by Jim Murphy

Interest Level: Grades 4 - 7

Grade Level Equivalent: 7.1

Genre/Theme: General Nonfiction

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Blizzard!

by Jim Murphy

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 7.1

Genre/Theme: Reference

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Death Run

by Jim Murphy

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.9

Genre/Theme: General Fiction, Mystery and Suspense

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Desperate Journey

by Jim Murphy

Interest Level: Grades 4 - 7

Genre/Theme: Adventure, Historical Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz

Resources: No

Gone A-Whaling

by Jim Murphy

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.5

Genre/Theme: Adventure, General Nonfiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Inside The Alamo

by Jim Murphy

Interest Level: Grades 4 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 8.4

Genre/Theme: General Nonfiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Into The Deep Forest

by Jim Murphy

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 7

Genre/Theme: Biography and Autobiography

Resources: No

My Face to the Wind

(Dear America)

by Jim Murphy

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.9

Genre/Theme: Diaries and Journals, Historical Fiction, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Night Terrors

by Jim Murphy

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.4

Genre/Theme: General Fiction, Horror and Supernatural, Songs and Lyrics

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

On Enemy Soil

by Jim Murphy

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 7

Genre/Theme: Diaries and Journals, Historical Fiction

Resources: No

The Boys' War

by Jim Murphy

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent: 7.8

Genre/Theme: General Nonfiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Call of the Wolves

by Jim Murphy

Interest Level: Grades K - 3

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.8

Genre/Theme: General Nonfiction

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Crossing

by Jim Murphy

Interest Level: Grades 4 - 7

Genre/Theme: General Nonfiction

Resources: No

The Giant and How He Humbugged America

by Jim Murphy

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 7

Genre/Theme: Informational

Resources: No

The Great Fire

by Jim Murphy

Interest Level: Grades 4 - 7

Grade Level Equivalent: 6.9

Genre/Theme: General Nonfiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Journal of Brian Doyle

(My Name Is America)

by Jim Murphy

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 6.4

Genre/Theme: Diaries and Journals, Historical Fiction, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Journal of James Edmond Pease

(My Name Is America)

by Jim Murphy

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 6.8

Genre/Theme: Diaries and Journals, Historical Fiction, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

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Jim Murphy

Jim Murphy is celebrated for his engaging and carefully researched nonfiction for young readers. His more than thirty-five books include two Newbery Honor Books, The Great Fire and An American Plague (which also won the Sibert Award), and Blizzard!, which was named a Sibert Honor Book.

A Young Patriot

Across America on an Emigrant Train

An American Plague

Blizzard!

Blizzard!

Death Run

Desperate Journey

Gone A-Whaling

Inside The Alamo

Into The Deep Forest

My Face to the Wind

Night Terrors

On Enemy Soil

The Boys' War

The Call of the Wolves

The Crossing

The Giant and How He Humbugged America

The Great Fire

The Journal of Brian Doyle

The Journal of James Edmond Pease

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