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The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics) Paperback - 2004

by Ellen Raskin

When an eccentric millionaire dies mysteriously, 16 very unlikely people are gathered together for the reading of the will--and what a will it is. A Newbery Medal-winning novel.


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When an eccentric millionaire dies mysteriously, sixteen very unlikely people are gathered together for the reading of the will...and what a will it is!

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A Newbery Medal Winner "A supersharp mystery...confoundingly clever, and very funny." --Booklist, starred reviewA bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. Westing's will. And though no one knows why the eccentric, game-loving millionaire has chosen a virtual stranger--and a possible murderer--to inherit his vast fortune, on things for sure: Sam Westing may be dead...but that won't stop him from playing one last game! Winner of the Newbery Medal
Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award
An ALA Notable Book
"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

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The sun sets in the west (just about everyone knows that), but Sunset Towers faced east.

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  • Title The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)
  • Author Ellen Raskin
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition paperback
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Puffin Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2004-04-12
  • ISBN 9780142401200 / 014240120X
  • Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.9 x 5 x 0.6 in (17.53 x 12.70 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 750
  • Library of Congress subjects Humorous fiction, Children
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

A supersharp mystery . . . Confoundingly clever, and very funny. (Booklist, starred review)END

Citations

  • Entertainment Weekly, 11/28/2014, Page 66

About the author

Ellen Raskin was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up during the Great Depression. She was the author of several novels, including the Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game, the Newbery Honor-winning Figgs & Phantoms, The Tattooed Potato and other clues, and The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel). She also wrote and illustrated many picture books and was an accomplished graphic artist. She designed dust jackets for dozens of books, including the first edition of Madeleine L'Engle's classic A Wrinkle in Time. Ms. Raskin died at the age of fifty-six on August 8, 1984, in New York City.
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