Quote by: Ellen Raskin

Can you stand on your legs?” Sydelle Pulaski asked. “Can you walk at all?” People never asked Chris those questions; they whispered them to his parents behind his back. “N-n-no. Why?” “What better disguise for a thief or a murderer than a wheelchair, the perfect alibi.” Chris enjoyed being taken for the criminal type. Now they really were friends.


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Author Bio


  • NameEllen Raskin
  • DescriptionAmerican writer and illustrator
  • AliasesEllen Ermingard Raskin
  • BornMarch 13, 1928
  • DiedAugust 8, 1984
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist
  • AwardsNewbery Medal