The Westing Game: The Deluxe Anniversary Edition

The Westing Game: The Deluxe Anniversary Edition

By Ellen Raskin

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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
Publisher: Puffin Books
ISBN-13: 9780451480989
ISBN-10: 0451480988
Published on 5/15/2018
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 208

Book Reviews (8)

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nemybezunemu nemybezunemu

I like this, it has a lot of mystery in it.
thegoofyahh thegoofyahh

The Westing Game book takes place at sun set towers on Lake Michigan,right next to the Westing house.All 16 heirs have to figure out who killed Samuel W. Westing. Along the way one other dies,and possessions are stolen.Everyone has to be safe and win! I would recommend this book it is very interesting and has lots of plot twists.
goofyahh goofyahh

In westing games, 16 heirs compete in a challenge to figure out who killed Samual W. Westing for a cash prize of 2 hundred million dollars. this book has a lot of plot twists and bombs yes bombs if you like mystery then read this book. And find out who the murderer is and who wins 2 hundred million dollars.
jakefromstat jakefromstat

It all started at the westing house. 16 Heirs were given one last look at Sam westing. the will was read by Edgar Plum. The westing game has begun
zarkinpants zarkinpants

Sam Westing was the son of immigrants, the founder of Westing Paper products, a millionaire, and most of all, mysterious. After being the victim of a car crash, Mr. Westing disappeared. And now, on Halloween, his body has been found. He's dead, or is he? How did he die? That's the question 16 heirs, almost all from the newly built apartment, Sunset Towers, are challenged to answer. And what will they get if they win? 200 million dollars. And one of the heirs is a murderer, or is that even true? I like the Westing Game because even though it's a thrilling mystery, it is also funny. See if you can solve the puzzle before the heirs do! I bet you can't do it!
magicalmythical magicalmythical

I loved this book so much! It had lots of mysteriousness and it almost made me laugh! But it had lots of painfulness so people might be afraid and ignore it. But this story should be shared to grades that are higher than 3rd graders. Sure, people think it's not scary, but that's their opinion. Some people may be scared and some may not. But that's okay. But people should read this book! I recommend you reading these books if you are 9 years old or higher
effie302 effie302

just a warning, there is death involved in this book, if you are not interested in murder mysteries than I suggest for you not to read this book.
beli ;b beli ;b

When I saw this book I was not interested.