Ellen Raskin
Ellen Raskin was a writer, illustrator, and designer. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up during the Great Depression. She primarily wrote for children. She received the 1979 Newbery Medal for her 1978 book, The Westing Game.
Ms. Raskin was also an accomplished graphic artist. She designed dozens of dust jackets for books, including the first edition of Madeleine L'Engle's classic A Wrinkle in Time.
She married Dennis Flanagan, editor of Scientific American, in 1965.
Raskin died at the age of 56 on August 8, 1984, in New York City due to complications from connective tissue disease.
“Grace sat down where the chair wasn't.”
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“Death is senseless yet makes way for the living.”
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“Life, too, is senseless unless you know who you are, what you want, and which way the wind blows.”
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“The poor are crazy, the rich just eccentric. - James Shin Hoo”
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“Your trouble comes from years of wearing the wrong kind of shoes. - Jake Wexler”
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“Smiling without good reason is demeaning.”
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“Grace said,"Dr. Wexler was called away on an emergency operation.""An emergency Packers game in Green Bay," Turtle confided to Flora Baumbach.”
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“Hi Sandy, I won!”
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