Jim Murphy

Jim Murphy has been lucky that a number of his books have received awards, which include two Newbery Honor Book Awards, a Boston Globe/Horn Book Award, and being a National Book Award finalist.  He was recently declared the 2010 recipient of the ALA Margaret Edwards Award for his significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature.  He has also been a judge in several literary events, including “Best Poem” at Jefferson Elementary School (Maplewood, NJ) and the National Book Awards. His proudest judging moment came during the final NBA deliberations when he combined sneaky Parliamentary Rule interpretations and frequent bathroom trips to delay the vote, thus insuring that yet another bottle of very nice Italian red wine would be consumed. He plans to do the same during his Battle of the Books deliberations. Jim blogs at jimmurphybooks.