Author Post

1. Ellen Raskin was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 13, 1928(Ellen Raskin: Notable Wisconsin Author).

2. Ellen Raskin entered the University of Wisconsin at age seventeen(Ellen Raskin: Notable Wisconsin Author). http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/authors/raskin/main

3. In 1979 she received the Newbery Medal and Banta Award for "The Westing Game" which is set in Sheboygan.
http://www.s9.com/Biography/Raskin-Ellen

4. Won the Newbery Medal for The Westing Game in 1979(Author Information: Ellen Raskin).
http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/authors/raskin/awards.htm

5.Ellen Raskin hand-delivered complete manuscript and design materials for The Westing Game to the CCBC on May 2, 1978.
http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/authors/raskin/intro.htm

6. Ellen Raskin started creating stories as a child during the Great Depression. http://www.elmhurst.edu/library/courses/edu/fiene/ellenraskin.html

7. Her books started to begin to represent her own style.
http://www.elmhurst.edu/library/courses/edu/fiene/ellenraskin.html

8. She designed many dust jackets for books including the first addition of A Wrinkle in Time.
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=10323

9. In 1966, Raskin wrote Nothing Ever Happens on My Block, which was named one of the 10 best illustrated children’s books of the year by the New York Times.

10. Died on August 8th in New York City at the age of 56 in 1984.
http://www.s9.com/Biography/Raskin-Ellen