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Ellen Raskin Books in Order

Find every Ellen Raskin book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 15 books / 2 series

American author Ellen Raskin is best known for the Newbery Medal-winning mystery *The Westing Game*. Her clever, puzzle-filled novels for young readers have sold millions of copies and remain classroom staples. This page provides the Ellen Raskin books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Ellen Raskin Books in Chronological Order

1966 Nothing Ever Happens On My Block POoPB / 1 Buy
1968 Spectacles POoPB / 2 Buy
1969 Ghost in a Four-Room Apartment POoPB / 3 Buy
1969 And It Rained POoPB / 4 Buy
1971 The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon POoSN / 1 Buy
1971 The world's Greatest Freak Show POoPB / 5 Buy
1972 Franklin Stein POoPB / 6 Buy
1973 Who, Said Sue, Said Whoo? POoPB / 7 Buy
1973 Moe Q. McGlutch, He Smoked Too Much. POoPB / 8 Buy
1974 Figgs & Phantoms POoSN / 2 Buy
1974 Moose, Goose and Little Nobody POoPB / 9 Buy
1975 The Tattooed Potato and Other Clues POoSN / 3 Buy
1976 Twenty-two Twenty-three POoPB / 10 Buy
1978 The Westing Game POoSN / 4 Buy
2011 A Murder for Macaroni and Cheese POoSN / 5 Buy

Ellen Raskin Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Standalone Books in Reading Order 5 books / 1971-2011
01 The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon 1971 Buy
02 Figgs & Phantoms 1974 Buy
03 The Tattooed Potato and Other Clues 1975 Buy
04 The Westing Game 1978 Buy
05 A Murder for Macaroni and Cheese 2011 Buy
Picture Books in Reading Order 10 books / 1966-1976
01 Nothing Ever Happens On My Block 1966 Buy
02 Spectacles 1968 Buy
03 Ghost in a Four-Room Apartment 1969 Buy
04 And It Rained 1969 Buy
05 The world's Greatest Freak Show 1971 Buy
06 Franklin Stein 1972 Buy
07 Who, Said Sue, Said Whoo? 1973 Buy
08 Moe Q. McGlutch, He Smoked Too Much. 1973 Buy
09 Moose, Goose and Little Nobody 1974 Buy
10 Twenty-two Twenty-three 1976 Buy

Where to start with Ellen Raskin

What is the best order to read Ellen Raskin books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data. Publication years and series order are shown when available.