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Ellen Raskin

 A beautiful girl named Ellen was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1928. She grew up during the Great Depression. Raskin entered the University of Wisconsin-Madison at age 17 with the mind set of being a journalist. Ellen Raskin then married, had a daughter, Susan, moved to New York City, was divorced, and took a job in a an art studio. A children's author, Ellen received the 1979 Newbery Medal for her 1978 book //"The Westing Game////.// Ellen married Dennis Flanagan, editor of //Scientific American,// in 1965.

Ellen died at the age of 56 on August 8, 1984 in New York City due to complications with a terribe disease .We remember Ellan who wrote the Westing game mystery.