John Ney was born in 1923, in St. Paul, MN. He wrote fiction and nonfiction for both young adults and adults. For young readers, he created the "Ox" trilogy: Ox: The Story of a Kid at the Top (Little Brown, 1970), Ox Goes North: More Trouble for the Kid at the Top(Harper, 1973), and Ox Under Pressure (Lippincott, 1976) which was one of the finalists for the 1977 National Book Award in the Children's Book Category.
From the description of John Ney Collection 1970-1976. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 462884650