The Westing Game - (Be Classic) by Ellen Raskin (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>BE CLASSIC with <i>The Westing Game</i>, introduced by <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author Mac Barnett.</b> <p/> 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! <p/> <b>Winner of the Newbery Medal</b><br> <b>Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award</b><br> <b>An ALA Notable Book</b><br> <b>A <i>School Library Journal </i>One Hundred Books That Shaped the Century</b> <p/><p><b>A supersharp mystery...confoundingly clever, and very funny. --<i>Booklist</i>, starred review</b></p><p> </p><b>Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand. --<i>The New York Times Book Review</i> <p/>A fascinating medley of word games, disguises, multiple aliases, and subterfuges--a demanding but rewarding book. --<i>The Horn Book</i></b><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Praise for <i>The Westing Game</i></b><br>* A supersharp mystery...confoundingly clever, and very funny. --<i>Booklist</i>, starred review <p/>Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand.--<i>The New York Times Book Review </i> <p/>A fascinating medley of word games, disguises, multiple aliases, and subterfuges--a demanding but rewarding book.--<i>The Horn Book</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Ellen Raskin </b>was born and raised in Milwaukee and educated at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, where she majored in art. In 1966 she gave up a successful career as a freelance artist to write and illustrate children's books. <p/>She was the author of several other novels, including Newbery Honor-winning <i>Figgs & Phantoms</i>, <i>The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel)</i>, and <i>The Tattooed Potato and Other Clues.</i> She was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1979 for <i>The Westing Game</i>. She also wrote and illustrated many picture books and was an accomplished graphic artist. She designed dust jackets for dozens of books, including the first edition of Madeleine L'Engle's classic <i>A Wrinkle In Time</i>. Ms. Raskin died at the age of fifty-six on August 8, 1984, in New York City. <p/>Her books are wildly imaginative, but nonetheless touch on the autobiographical. Although Ellen Raskin was never rich, she always had hope - if only the stock market had played the game. <p/><b>Mac Barnett</b> is a <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of more than forty books for children, including the <i>Jack</i> early reader series and the T<i>errible Two </i>middle-grade series and several beloved picture books, including: <i>Extra Yarn</i> and <i>Sam & Dave Dig a Hole</i>. His picture books have won many prizes, including two Caldecott Honors, three E. B. White Read Aloud Awards, the <i>Boston Globe-Horn Book</i> Award, the Chen Bochui International Children's Literature in Award in China, and the Premio Orbil in Italy. Mac lives in Oakland, California.
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