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The Westing Game: Anniversary Edition

by Ellen Raskin

A will, sixteen invitees, and a mystery to solve

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  • Award recognition

    Newbery Medal winner

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A will, sixteen invitees, and a mystery to solve

Sixteen people gather for the reading of Samuel W. Westing’s will, where a possible fortune depends on how they play a game set in motion by its terms. Blizzards, burglaries, and bombings add complications as the participants try to make sense of the challenge. The premise brings together a large cast and a puzzle built around the will, with wordplay and humor alongside the mystery. This anniversary edition includes an introduction by Ann Durell and a new jacket by Kevin Hawkes.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Ages 9–12 looking for a mystery with a large ensemble cast.
  • Readers who enjoy puzzles, wordplay, and humorous intrigue.
  • Young readers interested in classic juvenile fiction.

Themes

Mystery and puzzlesCompetition and fortuneWordplay and humor

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Book overview

For twenty-five years, Ellen Raskin's Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite and is now being reissued with a brand-new jacket by Kevin Hawkes and an introduction by Ann Durell.

This highly inventive mystery involves sixteen people who are invited to the reading of Samuel W. Westing's will. They could become millionaires, depending on how they play the tricky and dangerous Westing game, which involves 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.
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