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Ellen Raskin


1. The title Ellen Raskin had originally decided was Eight Imperfect Pairs of Heirs. She later changed it to The Westing Game. (Raskin)

2. She recieved a Newberry Medal and Banta Award for the Westing Game. (Raskin, Ellen Biography - S9.com)

3. In 1979 The Westing Game won a Newberry Award for distinguished writing for children. (The Westing Game)

4. Raskin always designed the title page for each of her books (The Westing Game)

5. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 13, 1928 (The Westing Game)

6. Raskin described herself as self-critical, running scared, and compulsive perfectionist. (The Westing Game)

7. She entered the University of Wisconsin-Madison at the age of seventeen. (The Westing Game)

8. Ellen Raskin had one daughter named Susan (The Westing Game)

9. When Raskin and her sister were little, they would act out the lives of many different characters. (The Westing Game)

10. She has designed and illustrated more than 1000 book jackets. (The Westing Game)

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Works Cited

Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game. New York: Penguin USA, 2000. Print.


"Raskin, Ellen Biography - S9.com." Biographical Dictionary - S9.com. Web. 21 Apr. 2010. .

"The Westing Game." UW-Madison School of Education. Web. 22 Apr. 2010. .