 Randall is perhaps best known for her novel "A Watcher in the Woods" (1976), which was made into a film of the same name by Walt Disney Pictures in 1980 and a television film of the same name by Lifetime Television in 2017.Randall was born on October 17, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York City.Randall wrote multiple young adult novels, including "The Almost Year", which earned recognition as an American Library Association Notable Book upon its 1971 release.