Ellen Raskin
Ellen Raskin | |
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| Born | March 13, 1928 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | August 8, 1984 (aged 56) New York, New York |
| Occupation | Writer, illustrator |
| Education | University of Wisconsin |
| Genre | Children's novels, picture books |
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| Notable awards | Newbery Medal 1979 The Westing Game |
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| Children | Susan Kuhlman Metcalfe |
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Ellen Raskin (March 13, 1928 – August 8, 1984) was an American children's writer and illustrator. She won the 1979 Newbery Medal for The Westing Game, a mystery novel, and another children's mystery, Figgs & Phantoms, was a Newbery Honor Book in 1975.
In 2012 The Westing Game was ranked number nine all-time among children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal, a monthly with a primarily-U.S. audience.