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    The Westing Game

    PG1997 · Thriller · 1h 35m
  2. The Westing Game is a mystery book written by Ellen Raskin and published by Dutton on May 1, 1978. It won the Newbery Medal recognizing the year's most distinguished contribution to American children's literature. The Westing Game was ranked number nine all-time among children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal in 2012.

  3. Jun 1, 1978 · 4.00. 214,231 ratings14,459 reviews. A bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. Westing's will. And though no one knows why the eccentric, game-loving millionaire has chosen a virtual stranger—and a possible murderer—to inherit his vast fortune, one thing's for sure: Sam Westing may be ...

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    • Ellen Raskin
  4. Sandy, Sunset Towers’ doorman, tells Otis, Turtle Wexler, Theo Theodorakis, and Doug Hoo a scary story of two kids who went into the Westing house one year ago and ran out like they saw a ghost. Turtle, a junior-high-school student and budding businesswoman, offers to sneak into the house for money.

  5. 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.

  6. Overview. The Westing Game is a 1978 mystery novel by Ellen Raskin. The novel follows the story of Sam Westing, a wealthy man who is found dead in his mansion. Sixteen people are invited to the reading of his will, where they learn that they are all potential heirs to his fortune and potential suspects in the mystery of his murder.

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  8. Apr 12, 2004 · by Ellen Raskin (Author) 4.4 7,953 ratings. Teachers' pick. See all formats and editions. A Newbery Medal Winner. "A supersharp mystery...confoundingly clever, and very funny." —Booklist, starred review A bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. Westing’s will.

  9. Ellen Raskin. Penguin, Sep 28, 2021 - Juvenile Fiction - 192 pages. A Newbery Medal WinnerFor over thirty-five years, Ellen Raskin's Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game has been an...

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