The Westing Game

by Raskin, Ellen
ISBN: 9780140386646
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A Newbery Medal Winner

For over thirty-five years, Ellen Raskin's Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite.

This highly inventive mystery involves sixteen people who are invited to the reading of Samuel W. Westing's will. They could become millionaires-it all depends on how they play the tricky and dangerous Westing game, a game involving blizzards, burglaries, and bombings Ellen Raskin has created a remarkable cast of characters in a puzzle-knotted, word-twisting plot filled with humor, intrigue, and suspense.

Winner of the Newbery Medal
Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award
An ALA Notable Book
A School Library Journal One Hundred Books That Shaped the Century

"A supersharp mystery...confoundingly clever, and very funny." --Booklist, starred review

"Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand." --The New York Times Book Review

"A fascinating medley of word games, disguises, multiple aliases, and subterfuges--a demanding but rewarding book." --The Horn Book

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Raskin, Ellen
  • ISBN: 9780140386646
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.70 x 0.90
  • Number Of Pages: 208
  • Publication Year: 1997

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  • For the future thriller connoisseur

    Sara E. - 3 years 6 months ago

    Ellen Raskin published this twisty puzzle of a book in 1979 and 40 years later, its as fun as ever. The Westing Game is a lovingly crafted, cleverly developed, and thoroughly satisfying mystery. A perfect pick for readers who are too young for Investigation Discovery specials and Ruth Ware.

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