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Ruth Chew

Ruth Chew was born on April 8, 1920 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She graduated Western High School in 1936 and attended the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, DC for 4 years.
Even as a child, Ruth was determined to at first be a artist. (Which she illustrated most of her books.) She also believed that the only reason why she passed biology in High School was because of her incredible drawings she drew of the specimens she was studying.
Many of her books, many of which are fantasy usually including witches, were inspired by her belief in magic. She believed in magic, saying she would trust magic's intuition before she trusted that 2+2=4. Growing up she hated science and math.
She married Aaron Silver in 1948 and had 5 children with him: David, Eve, George, Anne, and Helen.
Her husband died on May 10, 1993.
On May 13, 2010, Ruth Chew passed away of pneumonia at the age of 90 years old in Castro Valley, California. She left behind her 5 children, 8 grandchildren, and her brother, Geoffrey Chew.

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American writer and artist (1920-2010)

Born April 8, 1920
Died May 13, 2010

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  • Cover of: Do It Yourself Magic

    First published in 1987 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Last Chance for Magic

    First published in 1996 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Magic Coin

    First published in 1983 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition magiccoin0000chew_g6c0
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  • Cover of: Trapped in time

    First published in 1986 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition trappedintime00chew
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  • Cover of: Do-it-yourself magic

    First published in 1987 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition doityourselfmagi00chew
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  • Cover of: The magic cave

    First published in 1978 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Magic of the black morror

    First published in 1990 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Mostly magic

    First published in 1982 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Royal Magic

    First published in 1991 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The wishing tree

    First published in 1980 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Wrong way around magic

    First published in 1993 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The witch's buttons.

    First published in 1974 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The witch's garden

    First published in 1979 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The witch and the ring

    First published in 1989 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The secret summer

    First published in 1974 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Witch's cat

    First published in 1994 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Witch's Garden

    First published in 1978 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Baked beans for breakfast

    First published in 1970 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Summer magic

    First published in 1977 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The hidden cave

    First published in 1973 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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American writer and artist (1920-2010)

Born April 8, 1920
Died May 13, 2010
Subjects
Fiction, Magic, Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Magic, fiction, Fantasy, Space and time, Witches, Cats, Indians of north america, fiction, Runaway children, Time travel, Witchcraft, fiction, Anglais (Langue), Brothers and sisters, Cats, fiction, Children: Babies Toddlers, Detective and mystery stories, Fantasy fiction, Indians of North America, Kings, queens, rulers, etc., fiction, Lectures et morceaux choisis, Magic tricks, juvenile literature, Mystery and detective stories, time travel
Places
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), Hawley, Orient, Paupack

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