Mary Francis Shura

Mary Francis Shura has written at least 34 books. Their most popular book is Chester the Great with 1 save with an average rating of -⭐.

They are best known for writing in the genres Fiction, Young Adult, and Juvenile Fiction.

Author Bio

Mary Francis Young was born on 23 February 1923 in Pratt, Kansas, the daughter of Jack Fant and Mary Francis (Milstead) Young. When she was very young, her family moved to the Pacific Northwest, where she raised. She studied at Maryville State College. On 24 October 1943, she married Daniel Charles Shura, who died in 1959. They had two children: Marianne Francis Shura (Spraguc) and Daniel Charles Shura. On 8 December 1961, she married Raymond C. Craig, they had a daughter Alice Barrett Craig (Stout), before their divorce.

Since 1960, she wrote over 50 books of various genres: children's adventures and teen-romances as Mary Francis Shura, M. F. Craig, and Meredith Hill; gothic novels as Mary Craig; romance novels as Alexis Hill, Mary Shura Craig and Mary S. Craig; and suspense novels as M. S. Craig.

Her children's novel "The Search for Grissi" received the Carl Sandburg Literary Arts Award in 1985, and she also was nominated to the Young Hoosier Book Award. In 1990, she was elected president of the Mystery Writers of America.

She lived in Hinsdale, Illinois, where her apartment apartment burned on 13 December 1990. At 67, she died of injuries suffered in the fire on 12 January 1991 in Loyola University Medical Burn Center in Maywood.

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Details	Readers Count
Chester the Great Mary Francis Shura	1 read
The gray ghosts of Taylor Ridge Mary Francis Shura	1 read
Topcat of Tam Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Don't Call Me Toad Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Diana Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
The season of silence Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
The Sunday Doll Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Gabrielle Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Winter Dreams, Christmas Love Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Mister Wolf and Me Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Eleanor Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
A tale of middle length Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Jefferson Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
The seven stone Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Maggie in the Middle Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
The search for Grissi Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Happles and cinnamunger Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Jessica (Sunfire #6) Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
The Shop on Threnody Street Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Polly panic Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Summer dreams, winter love Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Fortune's Destiny Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
The valley of the frost giants Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
The riddle of Raven's Gulch Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Backwards for luck Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
The mystery at Wolf River Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
The Josie Gambit Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Garret of Greta McGraw Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Darcy Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
The Barkley Street six-pack Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Kate's House Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Gentle Annie Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
The nearsighted knight Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Marilee Mary Francis Shura	0 reads

Details	Readers Count
Chester the Great Mary Francis Shura	1 read
The gray ghosts of Taylor Ridge Mary Francis Shura	1 read
Topcat of Tam Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Don't Call Me Toad Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Diana Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
The season of silence Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
The Sunday Doll Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Gabrielle Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Winter Dreams, Christmas Love Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Mister Wolf and Me Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Eleanor Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
A tale of middle length Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Jefferson Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
The seven stone Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Maggie in the Middle Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
The search for Grissi Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Happles and cinnamunger Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Jessica (Sunfire #6) Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
The Shop on Threnody Street Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Polly panic Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Summer dreams, winter love Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Fortune's Destiny Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
The valley of the frost giants Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
The riddle of Raven's Gulch Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Backwards for luck Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
The mystery at Wolf River Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
The Josie Gambit Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Garret of Greta McGraw Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Darcy Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
The Barkley Street six-pack Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Kate's House Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Gentle Annie Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
The nearsighted knight Mary Francis Shura	0 reads
Marilee Mary Francis Shura	0 reads

Mary Francis Shura

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