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The Westing Game

The Deluxe Anniversary Edition

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By Ellen Raskin

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Paperback $9.99

May 15, 2018 | 208 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12)

Paperback $7.99

Apr 12, 2004 | 192 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12)

Mass Market Paperback $9.99

Jun 01, 1997 | 208 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12)

Hardcover $17.99

Oct 13, 2003 | 192 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12)

Ebook $7.99

Apr 12, 2004 | 192 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12)

Audiobook Download $20.00

Dec 05, 2017 | 419 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About The Westing Game

    A Newbery Medal Winner

    For over thirty-five years, Ellen Raskin’s Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite.

    The Westing Game Deluxe Anniversary Edition 

    Before writing The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin was an incredibly accomplished graphic artist, designing dozens of books, including the cover for the first edition of A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. While writing The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin also thought about the design and layout, and ultimately the way in which it contributes to the reading experience of the story. This deluxe anniversary edition honors her original design work and displays bonus content showing the behind the scenes work of designing a book Ellen Raskin-style.

    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

    About The Westing Game

    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. 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, on things for sure: 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
     

     

    “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

    About The Westing Game

    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
    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

    About The Westing Game

    For twenty-five years, Ellen Raskin’s Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite and is now being reissued with a brand-new jacket by Kevin Hawkes and an introduction by Ann Durell.

    This highly inventive mystery involves sixteen people who are invited to the reading of Samuel W. Westing’s will. They could become millionaires, depending on how they play the tricky and dangerous Westing game, which involves blizzards, burglaries, and bombings. Ellen Raskin has entangled a remarkable cast of characters in a puzzle-knotted, word-twisting plot filled with humor, intrigue, and suspense.

    About The Westing Game

    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. 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, on things for sure: 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
     

     

    “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

    About The Westing Game

    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. 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, on things for sure: 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
     

     

    “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

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    About Ellen Raskin

    Ellen Raskin was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up during the Great Depression. She was the author of several novels, including the Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game, the Newbery Honor-winning Figgs & Phantoms, The Tattooed Potato and other clues,… More about Ellen Raskin

    About Ellen Raskin

    Ellen Raskin was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up during the Great Depression. She was the author of several novels, including the Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game, the Newbery Honor-winning Figgs & Phantoms, The Tattooed Potato and other clues,… More about Ellen Raskin

    About Ellen Raskin

    Ellen Raskin was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up during the Great Depression. She was the author of several novels, including the Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game, the Newbery Honor-winning Figgs & Phantoms, The Tattooed Potato and other clues,… More about Ellen Raskin

    About Ellen Raskin

    Ellen Raskin was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up during the Great Depression. She was the author of several novels, including the Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game, the Newbery Honor-winning Figgs & Phantoms, The Tattooed Potato and other clues,… More about Ellen Raskin

    About Ellen Raskin

    Ellen Raskin was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up during the Great Depression. She was the author of several novels, including the Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game, the Newbery Honor-winning Figgs & Phantoms, The Tattooed Potato and other clues,… More about Ellen Raskin

    About Ellen Raskin

    Ellen Raskin was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up during the Great Depression. She was the author of several novels, including the Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game, the Newbery Honor-winning Figgs & Phantoms, The Tattooed Potato and other clues,… More about Ellen Raskin

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Mystery & Detective Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    May 15, 2018 | 208 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780451480989

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Mystery & Detective Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Apr 12, 2004 | 192 Pages | 5 x 7 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780142401200

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Mystery & Detective Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Mass Market Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Jun 01, 1997 | 208 Pages | 4-1/4 x 7-1/2 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780140386646

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Mystery & Detective Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Dutton Books for Young Readers
    Oct 13, 2003 | 192 Pages | 6 x 9 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780525471370

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Mystery & Detective Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Apr 12, 2004 | 192 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781101157459

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Mystery & Detective Books | Audiobooks | Children’s Picture Books

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Listening Library (Audio)
    Dec 05, 2017 | 419 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780525591269

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    * “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

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