A Newbery Medal Winner
For over thirty-five years, Ellen Raskin's Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite.
This highly inventive mystery involves sixteen people who are invited to the reading of Samuel W. Westing's will. 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.
Winner of the Newbery Medal
Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award
An ALA Notable Book
ASchool 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 subterfugesa demanding but rewarding book. The Horn Book
