Books with author Patrick Murphy

This time, Murphy tells the ripsnorting tale of young Sarah, the Wild Angel of the Sierras. Sarah's parents were murdered, and she, only four years old, was left for dead in the wild mountains. But Sarah was rescued by a wolf who had lost her cubs, and accepted into the pack. There, against all odds, she thrived. Part Mowgli of the Jungle Books, part Tarzan of the Apes, Sarah's story is a delightful adventure for all ages.When she is not writing science fiction, Pat Murphy writes for the Exploratorium, San Francisco's museum of science, art, and human perception. Pat Murphy's second novel, The Falling Woman, won the Nebula for best novel published in 1987. Her most recent previous novel is There and Back Again.

It is the early 1970s. Twelve-year-old Joan is sure that she is going to be miserable when her family moves from Connecticut to California. Then she meets a most unusual girl. Sarah prefers to be called ?Fox,? and lives with her author dad in a rundown house in the middle of the woods. The two girls start writing their own stories together, and when one wins first place in a student contest, they find themselves recruited for a summer writing class taught by the equally unusual Verla Volante. The Wild Girls is about friendship, the power of story, and how coming of age means finding your own answers?rather than simply taking adults on faith.

Because of Pebbles's abilities to levitate, become invisible and, with a blink of her eyes, travel to any part of the universe including Earth, she is given the task of teaching other canines how to do the same.She finds herself in challenging situations when she is appointed team leader to three mischievous energetic Earth canines.The discovery of hidden treasures in newly found temples keeps her paws in motion as she constantly rescues or guides her charges through unexpected adventures.

Very few people can go to the coldest, most inaccessible places on the planet, but this book brings the North and South Poles right to students’ hands. Earth’s axis, seasons, and the curve of the planet are explained and beautifully illustrated. Icebergs, glaciers, animals, explorers, and scientists all come together to teach kids about the places farthest from the Sun’s heat.