![]() ![]() The New York Times Book ReviewĪ fascinating medley of word games, disguises, multiple aliases, and subterfuges-a demanding but rewarding book. Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand. A Well Compiled Quick Summary of The Westing Game. ![]() ![]() The detailed summary is right below and should assist in creating that book review. Winner of the Newbery Medal Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award An ALA Notable Book ASchool Library Journal One Hundred Books That Shaped the CenturyĪ supersharp nfoundingly clever, and very funny. The book by Ellen Raskin revolves around a group of random individuals who are tested to determine who is worthy to inherit a great fortune. but that won't stop him from playing one last 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. They could become millionaires, depending on how they play a game. Similarly-themed novels include Agatha Christie’s classic Murder. BE CLASSIC with The Westing Game, introduced by New York Times bestselling author Mac Barnett.īE CLASSIC withThe Westing Game, introduced byNew York Timesbestselling author Mac Barnett.Ī highly inventive mystery begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of the very stranger will of the very read Samuel W. The Westing Game, as a children’s mystery novel which satirizes complicated race and class dynamics, is part of a longstanding tradition mystery novels that pit unlikely groups of people from various walks of life against one another in the search for answers, money, or power. ![]()
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