Drasek, Lisa Von. School Library Journal 42, 6 (June 1996): 163. In this review of A Young Patriot, Drasek admires the presentation of history in the book.

Hile, Kevin S., and Diane Telgen. "Murphy, Jim." In Something about the Author. Volume 77. Detroit: Gale Research, 1994. Short summary of Murphy's career with author's comments and some photographs.

Knoth, Maeve Visser. Horn Book Magazine 72, 5 (September-October 1996): 623. In this review, Visser finds A Young Patriot to be excellent reading.

Martin, Joseph Plumb. A Narrative of Some of the Adventures, Dangers and Sufferings ofa Revolutionary Soldier, Interspersed with Anecdotes of Incidents that Occurred within His Own Observation. Hallowell, ME: privately printed, 1830. After the war, Joseph had a hard life of work and poverty. This book was an effort to earn some money for his old age. It is the inspiration for A Young Patriot.

Phelan, Carolyn. Booklist 92, 19-20 (June 1, 1996): 1723. In this book review, Phelan...