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"Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand." —The New York Times Book Review
A highly inventive mystery begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of the very strange will of the very rich Samuel W. Westing. They could become millionaires, depending on how they play a game. All they have to do is find the answer—but the answer to what? The Westing game is tricky and dangerous, but the heirs play on—through blizzards, burglaries, and bombings. Sam Westing may be dead ... but that won't stop him from playing one last game!
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 Boston Globe/Horn Book Award • An ALA Notable Book
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Release date
December 6, 2017 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780525591276
- File size: 201346 KB
- Duration: 06:59:28
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- Lexile® Measure: 750
- Text Difficulty: 3-4
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Reviews
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THE WESTING GAME is a sly murder mystery. (Puzzle might be a better word--there's really only cartoon grisliness in this book.) Woodman's youthful voice and energetic delivery fit it perfectly. Expertly, he distinguishes at least a dozen principals of wildly varying age, class and ethnicity, avoiding the annoying falsetto that many male readers use to portray women and children. It's a great performance. S.P. (c) AudioFile, Portland, Maine -
June 2, 1997
The reading of a will initiates a murder mystery in this 1979 Newbery Medal winner. Ages 10-up.
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