Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Ellen Raskin
Born: March 13, 1928
Died: August 8, 1984 (aged 56)
Bio: Ellen Ermingard Raskin was an American children's writer and illustrator. She won the 1979 Newbery Medal for The Westing Game, a mystery novel, and another children's mystery, Figgs & Phantoms, was a Newbery Honor Book in 1975.
Known for:
- The Westing Game (1978)
- Figgs & Phantoms (1974)
- The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel) (1971)
- Nothing Ever Happens on My Block (1966)
- The Tattooed Potato and Other Clues (1975)