Marian Kent Hurd McNeely (néeHurd; July 26, 1877 – December 18, 1930) was an American children's book author. Her workJumping-Off Place received aNewbery Honor in 1930.
Marian Kent Hurd was born on July 26, 1877, inDubuque, Iowa, the second of four children of Louis G. and Lymna Maxfield Hurd. She worked for a newspaper around the turn of the century, writing a column from 1903 to 1906. She then left for Italy for a year. She married Lee McNeely on May 4, 1910. They had four children.[1]
For two years, theyhomesteaded atRosebud Indian Reservation, which became the inspiration forThe Jumping-Off Place.[2]
Apart from her books, McNeely wrote short stories and poems which appeared in publications such asSt. Nicholas Magazine,Literary Digest,Ladies' Home Journal and theSaturday Review of Literature.A Ballade of Losers, was a humorous poem about being an also-ran for the Newbery Medal.[1]
She was killed on December 18, 1930, when she was hit by a car while crossing a street.[1][3]
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