The Westing Game Ellen Raskin

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Book Title
The Westing Game
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Ellen Raskin
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9780140386646
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 BookBinding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Ellen RaskinPublisher: Puffin BooksPublished: 06/01/1997ISBN: 9780140386646Pages: 217Weight: 0.35lbsSize: 7.70h x 4.50w x 0.90dAward: Virginia Readers Choice Award - WinnerAward: Newbery Medal - WinnerReview Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/16/1997Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 144 / Westing GameReading Level: 5.3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 8
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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

    Binding Type: Paperback
    Author: Ellen Raskin
    Publisher: Puffin Books
    Published: 06/01/1997
    ISBN: 9780140386646
    Pages: 217
    Weight: 0.35lbs
    Size: 7.70h x 4.50w x 0.90d
    Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Winner
    Award: Newbery Medal - Winner

    Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/16/1997

    Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 144 / Westing Game
    Reading Level: 5.3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 8
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