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Devin Murphy

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Devin Murphy is the nationally bestselling author of The Boat Runner and Tiny Americans. His third book, Unbend the River, is due on in January of 2024. He is an Associate Professor at Bradley University and lives in Chicago with his wife their three kids.

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	The Boat Runner 3.85 avg rating — 4,856 ratings — published 2017 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tiny Americans 3.61 avg rating — 319 ratings — published 2019 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	More Blood: A Sinanju Anthology by Donna Courtois (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Murphy (Editor), Devin Murphy (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Glimmer Train Stories, #89 by Natalie Sypolt (Goodreads Author), Manuel Muñoz, Devin Murphy (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fundamentals of fast Swimming: How to improve Your Swim Technique by Gary Hall, Devin Murphy (Goodreads Author) 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Legacy Omnibus (1) by Gerald Welch (Goodreads Author), Warren Murphy, Devin Murphy (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“be wary of preaching that is so rigid and unforgiving of human nature.”
― Devin Murphy, The Boat Runner

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“My heart was a rush of sparrows”
― Devin Murphy, The Boat Runner

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“I wished I had been there when the bombs fell, to have opened my mouth and swallowed their ordinance. Then spit it all back at them.”
― Devin Murphy, The Boat Runner

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