This award was created in 1997 by Judy Blumenthal Asuleen '75 and Richard K. Raskin in memory of Ellen (Ilana) Raskin '75. It is awarded annually to a rising sophomore or junior who qualifies for ...

Ellen Raskin designed the first-edition book cover; she later wrote The Westing Game, which won its own Newbery. Ellen Raskin When Léna Roy was 7 years old, her teacher read the first chapter of ...