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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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Born April 8, 1920
Died May 13, 2010

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  • Cover of: No such thing as a witch

    First published in 1972 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Witch in the House

    First published in 1975 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: What the witch left.

    First published in 1973 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The trouble with magic

    Cover of edition troublewithmagic00chew First published in 1976 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Wednesday Witch

    First published in 1972 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Secondhand magic

    Cover of edition secondhandmagic0000chew Cover of edition secondhandmagic0000chew_s7t2 First published in 1981 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Witch's Cat

    First published in 1994 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Do It Yourself Magic

    First published in 1987 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Magic Coin

    Cover of edition magiccoin0000chew_g6c0 First published in 1983 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Trapped in Time

    First published in 1986 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Witch at the Window

    First published in 1984 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Trapped in time

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  • Cover of: Do-it-yourself magic

    Cover of edition doityourselfmagi00chew First published in 1987 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The would-be witch

    Cover of edition wouldbewitch0000chew First published in 1977 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The witch at the window

    First published in 1984 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Last Chance for Magic

    First published in 1996 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Earthstar magic

    First published in 1979 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: El Problema De LA Magia/the Trouble With Magic

    First published in 1986 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Hidden Cave

    First published in 1978 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: LA Bruja De Los Miercoles/the Wednesday Witch

    First published in 1986 — 1 edition
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Born April 8, 1920
Died May 13, 2010

Subjects

Fiction, Children's fiction, Magic, Witchcraft, fiction, Witches, Juvenile fiction, Magic, fiction, Fantasy, Space and time, Time travel, Anglais (Langue), Brothers and sisters, Cats, Fantasy fiction, Indians of North America, Indians of north america, fiction, Lectures et morceaux choisis, Runaway children, humor, magic, time travel, witches, 1975, Animals, Cats, fiction

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Brooklyn, Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), Hawley, NY, Orient, Paupack

Time

1970s

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September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 2, 2020 Edited by aswett99 Edited without comment.
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
March 1, 2012 Edited by Maureen Johnston merge authors
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