Ellen Raskin
Ellen Raskin is and author, illustrator, and designer. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 13, 1928. Ellen Raskin was raised the Great Depression. She liked to write for children and she won the 1979 Newbery Medal for The Westing Game. Ellen was also a graphic artist. She designed dust jackets for many books. Ellen married Dennis Flanagan in 1965. She died when she was 56, on August 8, 1984.