The Westing Game
$16.98
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2020
Summary
BE CLASSIC with The Westing Game, introduced by New York Times bestselling author Mac Barnett.
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER
Ellen Raskin’s unforgettable, timeless classic continues to be cherished by young readers of each new generation. 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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593118108 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593118103 |
| Author: | Ellen Raskin, Mac Barnett |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Puffin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2020 |
| Weight: | 181g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 127mm x 179mm |
| Series: | Be Classic |
| Audience Age: | 8-12 |
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Praise for The Westing Game
* “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
Ellen Raskin
Born and raised in Milwaukee, Ellen Raskin was educated at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, where she majored in art. In 1966, she gave up a successful career as a freelance artist to write and illustrate children’s books.
She was the author of several other novels, including Newbery Honor-winning Figgs & Phantoms, The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel), and The Tattooed Potato and Other Clues. She was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1979 for The Westing Game.
Ms. Raskin 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.
Ellen Raskin died at the age of fifty-six on August 8, 1984, in New York City. Her books are wildly imaginative, but nonetheless touch on the autobiographical. Although Ellen Raskin was never rich, she always had hope—if only the stock market had played the game.
Mac Barnett is a New York Times bestselling author of more than forty books for children, including the Jack early reader series and the Terrible Two middle-grade series, and several beloved picture books, including: Extra Yarn and Sam & Dave Dig a Hole. His picture books have won many prizes, including two Caldecott Honors, three E. B. White Read Aloud Awards, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Award in China, and the Premio Orbil in Italy. Mac lives in Oakland, California.
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