The Westing game /
Raskin, Ellen,
The Westing game / Ellen Raskin, author. - Paperback edition - 182 pages ; 18 cm.
The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance. "For over forty years, Ellen Raskin's Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite. This highly inventive mystery involves sixteen people (including a dressmaker, a secretary, an inventor, a doctor, a judge, a bookie, a burglar, and a bomber) who are invited to the reading of the very strange will of the very rich Samuel W. Westing. They could become millionaires, depending on how they play the 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. Ellen Raskin has entangled a remarkable cast of characters in a puzzle-knotted, word-twisting plot filled with humor, intrigue, and suspense. This unforgettable, timeless classic continues to be cherished by young readers of each new generation." -- From publisher's description
Senior High School All Strand Junior High School English All colleges All programs
In English
Newbery Medal, 1979
9780593526712 9780593118108
2020006673
Inheritance and succession--Fiction.
Apartment houses--Fiction.
Mystery and detective stories.
Humorous stories.
Chicago (Ill.)--Fiction.
PZ7.R1817 / We 2021
808.83917 R18 / 2021
The Westing game / Ellen Raskin, author. - Paperback edition - 182 pages ; 18 cm.
The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance. "For over forty years, Ellen Raskin's Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite. This highly inventive mystery involves sixteen people (including a dressmaker, a secretary, an inventor, a doctor, a judge, a bookie, a burglar, and a bomber) who are invited to the reading of the very strange will of the very rich Samuel W. Westing. They could become millionaires, depending on how they play the 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. Ellen Raskin has entangled a remarkable cast of characters in a puzzle-knotted, word-twisting plot filled with humor, intrigue, and suspense. This unforgettable, timeless classic continues to be cherished by young readers of each new generation." -- From publisher's description
Senior High School All Strand Junior High School English All colleges All programs
In English
Newbery Medal, 1979
9780593526712 9780593118108
2020006673
Inheritance and succession--Fiction.
Apartment houses--Fiction.
Mystery and detective stories.
Humorous stories.
Chicago (Ill.)--Fiction.
PZ7.R1817 / We 2021
808.83917 R18 / 2021
