Murphy's Miracle: One Dog's Wild Journey

by Julie Samrick, Susan Krupp (Illustrator), Ashley Schmidt (Editor)

How Far Would You Go to Find a Lost Family Member?
Murphy Braun is a five-year-old golden retriever who loves her family, and loves doing everything with them. This includes going on camping trips in the beautiful ElDorado National Forest. But one camping trip didn't go as planned. Murphy was lost in the forest; no matter how hard her family searched, they couldn't find her. She spent many months alone in the wilderness, fighting to survive. Will her family ever find her?

230 pages, Paperback

Published September 8, 2018

About the author

Julie Samrick is passionate about telling stories that capture the human experience. Her idea for How People Get Their Politics was more than a decade in the making, as she witnessed the United States reach unsustainable levels of division. She is also the author of Murphy's Miracle: One Dog's Wild Journey, a story inspired by the miraculous return of a beloved golden retriever who spent two years lost in the Sierra Wilderness.

Julie lives in Northern California with her husband and four children. She holds a degree in English from the University of California, Berkeley and is a credentialed high school English teacher.

Reviews

[donna weaver · Rating 4 out of 5]

Faith

The book shares a family that did not give up on their lost dog. I know that if my boys lost their dogs they would want to find him..

[Sharwanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this incredible story of Murphy the dog and his family that never gave up hope. Now both my 4th and 7th grade children are reading it. Wonderfully written, can’t wait for the author’s next book!

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sweet story.