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| Original Title: | The Westing Game |
| ISBN: | 014240120X (ISBN13: 9780142401200) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Samuel W. Westing, Turtle Wexler, Flora Baumbach, Christos Theodorakis, Denton Deere, J.J. Ford, Alexander McSouthers, Grace Wexler, James Hoo, Berthe Erica Crowe, Otis Amber, Douglas Hoo, Theo Theodorakis, Sydelle Pulaski, Angela Wexler, Sandy Hoo, Jake Wexler |
| Setting: | Westingtown(United States) Milwaukee, Wisconsin(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Newbery Medal (1979), Banta Award, Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (1980), Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction (1978), National Book Award Finalist for Children's Book, Fiction (Paperback) (1981) Virginia Reader's Choice |
Ellen Raskin
Paperback | Pages: 182 pages Rating: 4.02 | 153032 Users | 10068 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Westing Game |
| Author | : | Ellen Raskin |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Penguin |
| Pages | : | Pages: 182 pages |
| Published | : | April 12th 2004 by Puffin (first published June 1st 1978) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Young Adult. Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade. Classics. Academic. School |
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I read this little book for the first time not as a child - but as an adult. I was looking for a book to kick off our Junior High book club and picked up the Westing Game to see if it might be a good place to begin. I wish that I had found this book earlier in my life. What kid wouldn't be captivated by wonderful characters thrown together to play a game hosted by a dead millionaire? Don't get me wrong...Mr. Westing isn't a vampire or a zombie - he's just decided that his heirs need to do aThis should seriously be added to the annals of The Worlds Most Brilliant, Strange Books. I "solved" the mystery twice and was still wrong both times. :D I even had what I thought was a major spoiler to help me. I was still wrong! But in the end all the twists and turns made perfect sense, and I was left wondering how I hadnt seen it all before. Also, this book has a grand total of sixteen point of view characters! I would usually call that a bad thing, but this author somehow made me care
A well-written, twisty puzzle of a mystery, filled with fantastic clues, unforgettable characters, and countless red herrings. Turtle Wexler will always be a hero to me.
Life, too, is senseless unless you know who you are, what you want, and which way the wind blows.What a wild ride this was, and so much fun! I don't know how I would have approached this as a child or young adult, but it made me laugh at so many different stages! My brain is still feeling a little tingly. I never knew what was going to happen next, and I have a feeling that exactly the way Raskin would have wanted it. Can't wait to read more of her books."She said that she wrote for the child
As a child, I probably read this book as many times as I watched the movie "Clue" (brilliance), and that is a lot! I loved (and still love) anything with a clever girl as a protagonist. Turtle can stand her ground among Nancy Drew and her ilk. Raskin's cast of characters feels somehow simultaneously real and fantastical, and the mystery is juicy enough to keep you hooked until the final moment of checkmate.
This should seriously be added to the annals of The Worlds Most Brilliant, Strange Books. I "solved" the mystery twice and was still wrong both times. :D I even had what I thought was a major spoiler to help me. I was still wrong! But in the end all the twists and turns made perfect sense, and I was left wondering how I hadnt seen it all before. Also, this book has a grand total of sixteen point of view characters! I would usually call that a bad thing, but this author somehow made me care
I don't understand why this book won a Newbery Award. It was confusing and sort of awful. Additionally, for today's reader, it felt extremely dated and had some remarks in it that I would call "un-politically correct."It all starts with a group of eccentric people of all ages who quickly become involved in a mystery game involving a large inheritance. The person who first solves the mystery wins the inheritance. Clues are given along the way, but I'm not sure whether or not the reader was
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