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Ellen Raskin

Ellen Raskin was an American author and illustrator of children's books, best known for her 1979 Newbery Medal-winning novel, The Westing Game. This book was later recognized by the School Library Journal as one of the top ten children's novels of all time. Additionally, her book Figgs & Phantoms received a Newbery Honor in 1975. Born in Wisconsin, Raskin earned her fine arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She worked as a commercial artist in New York City, where she designed numerous book dustjackets, including the one for the Newbery Medal-winning A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle.

Ellen Raskin became a published novelist in 1966 with the novel Nothing Ever Happens On My Block. Below is a list of Ellen Raskin's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (1971) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Figgs & Phantoms (1974) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Tattooed Potato and Other Clues (1975) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Westing Game (1978) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Murder for Macaroni and Cheese (2011) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Picture Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Nothing Ever Happens On My Block (1966) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Spectacles (1968) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ghost in a Four-Room Apartment (1969) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
And It Rained (1969) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The world's Greatest Freak Show (1971) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Franklin Stein (1972) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Who, Said Sue, Said Whoo? (1973) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Moe Q. McGlutch, He Smoked Too Much. (1973) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Moose, Goose and Little Nobody (1974) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Twenty-two Twenty-three (1976) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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