Ellen May Turngren was born on May 6, 1885, in Montrose, Minnesota. She was a teacher, newspaper editor, private secretary, bookkeeper, and the author of three novels, Listen, My Heart (1956), Shadows into Mist (1958), and the book shown above, Hearts Are the Fields (1961). The first and last have cover illustrations by Vera Bock (1905-2006). Ellen Turngren's sister was Annette Turngren (1902-1980). She was also an author and wrote mysteries and other kinds of books for children and young people. Ellen Turngren died on July 11, 1964, and was buried at Kreidler Cemetery in her hometown. Her papers are in the Children's Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
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