To the mystery, not the subplot? - 70% Murder of certain profession? - 'All in the family' murder Misc. And one of them won With her own special blend of intricacy, humor, and upside-down perceptions, Ellen Raskin has entangled a remarkable cast of characters in a puzzle-knotted, word-twisting plot.

How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging Time/era of story: - 1930's-1950's 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. The Westing game was tricky and dangerous, but the heirs played on, through blizzards and burglaries and bombs bursting in air. (people, objects, places) 20% Tone of story - Dry-cynical 'These Are the Plunderers: How Private Equity Runs and Wrecks America' is a new book by Gretchen Morgenson and Joshua Rosner. of violence and chases 10% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 40% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 30% How society works & physical descript. 'A fascinating medley of word games, disguises, multiple aliases, and subterfuges-a demanding but rewarding book.Click on a plot link to find similar books! Plot & Themes Composition of Book descript. After Sam Westing dies, at the beginning of the book, it emerges that most of the tenants are named as heirs in Westings will. A mysterious realtor arranges for a specific group of people to become tenants in an apartment building called Sunset Towers that overlooks the abandoned mansion of Samuel Westing. I read this book when I was in the 7th grade and it was one of those books you just cant put down.

'Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand.' - The New York Times Book Review The Westing Game is a murder-mystery novel set in Wisconsin during the 1970s. Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award.

'A supersharp nfoundingly clever, and very funny.' - Booklist, starred review And though no one knows why the eccentric, game-loving millionaire has chosen a virtual strangerand a possible murdererto inherit his vast fortune, on things for sure: Sam Westing may be deadbut that won’t stop him from playing one last game Winner of the Newbery Medal. Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book AwardĪ School Library Journal One Hundred Books That Shaped the Century

They could become millionaires-it all depends on how they play the tricky and dangerous Westing game, a game involving blizzards, burglaries, and bombings! Ellen Raskin has created a remarkable cast of characters in a puzzle-knotted, word-twisting plot filled with humor, intrigue, and suspense. This highly inventive mystery involves sixteen people who are invited to the reading of Samuel W. For over thirty-five years, Ellen Raskin's Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite.

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