The Westing Game
$21.53
- Paperback
217 pages
- Release Date
1 June 1997
Summary
For over twenty-five years, Ellen Raskin‘s Newbery Medal-winning "The Westing Game" has been an enduring favorite. It has sold over one and a half million copies. 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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140386646 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140386645 |
| Author: | Ellen Raskin |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers |
| Imprint: | Puffin Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 217 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 1997 |
| Weight: | 160g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 114mm x 196mm |
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Critics Review
A supersharp mystery… . Confoundingly clever, and very funny. (Booklist, starred review)
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
About The Author
Ellen Raskin
Ellen Raskin is the author of numerous books for young readers, including “Figgs & Phantoms,” a Newbery Honor book. She died in 1986.
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