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    Ellen Raskin

    Ellen Raskin was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up during the Great Depression. She was the author of several novels, including the Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game, the Newbery Honor-winning Figgs & Phantoms, The Tattooed Potato and other clues, and The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel). She also wrote and illustrated many picture books and was an accomplished graphic artist. She designed dust jackets for dozens of books, including the first edition of Madeleine L’Engle’s classic A Wrinkle in Time. Ms. Raskin died at the age of fifty-six on August 8, 1984, in New York City.
    The Westing Game
    The Westing Game
    The Deluxe Anniversary Edition
    Ellen Raskin
    9780451480989
    $10.99 US
    Paperback
    May 15, 2018
    Puffin Books
    Grades 3-7

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    The Westing Game
    The Westing Game
    The Deluxe Anniversary Edition
    Ellen Raskin
    9780451480989
    $10.99 US
    Paperback
    May 15, 2018
    Puffin Books
    Grades 3-7

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