The Westing Game
BE CLASSIC with The Westing Game introduced by New York Times bestselling author Mac Barnett. A highly inventive mystery begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of the very stranger will of the very read Samuel W. Westing. They could become millionaires depending on how they play a 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 ... but that won't stop him from playing one last game!
Winner of the Newbery Medal
Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award
An ALA Notable Book
A School Library Journal One Hundred Books That Shaped the Century
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 ReviewA fascinating medley of word games disguises multiple aliases and subterfuges - a demanding but rewarding book. - The Horn Book Read less
Description
Be Classic with The Westing Game introduced by bestselling author Mac Barnett.
A highly inventive mystery begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of the very stranger will of the very read Samuel W. Westing. They could become millionaires depending on how they play a 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 ... but that won't stop him from playing one last game!
Winner of the Newbery Medal
Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award
An ALA Notable Book
A School Library Journal One Hundred Books That Shaped the Century
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
Information
Brand: Puffin Books
Publisher Date: 10/13/2020
Author: Ellen Raskin
Dimensions: 7 x 5
UPC: 9780593118108
Ages: 8-12
Pages: 240
