Ellen Raskin

Ellen Raskin (March 13, 1928 – August 8, 1984) 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.

In 2012 ''The Westing Game'' was ranked number nine all-time among children's novels in a survey published by ''School Library Journal'', a monthly with a primarily-U.S. audience. Provided by Wikipedia