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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.
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.
Anonymous
Posted January 13, 2000
THIS IS THE BEST BOOK. I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN, AND TURTLE IS THE BEST CHARICTER EVER CREATED. I I FIRST READ THE BOOK WHEN I WAS IN THE 6TH GRADE, I HAVE READ THE BOOK 6 TIMES AND IT IS MY FAVE, IF YOU HAVE ANY SENSE ATALL YOU WOULD IMMEDIATLY GO OUT AND GET THIS BOOK!!!!!!
31 out of 39 people found this review helpful.
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Posted August 3, 2008
The Westing Game is so good!I lovede this book so much but i want Ellen Raskin to make a second!!
24 out of 35 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 17, 2011
I tried reading this story with my fifth grade teacher, but couldn't find time to truely get into the story. Then, a year and a half later, I purchased the Westing Game and fell in love with it! Each character, especially Turtle, has a personality and background all their own, and Sam Westing plays his game exactly as I would have. This hands-down the best book I've read!
19 out of 22 people found this review helpful.
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Posted January 21, 2012
As soon as I started The Westing Game, I lay in my bed reading it for two and a half hours straight because it was THAT good. The plot is irresistible, the characters are charming and intriguing, and the writing is excellent. READ THIS BOOK!!! It is definitely worth reading many times over, and it will always be one of my favorite books.
15 out of 18 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 6, 2011
this book is awesome if you want a book that is impossible to put down, but it can get kinda confusing in the middle, just keep reading, trust me, it will turn out in the end. I suggest that children ages 9 and up can read it, mainly because it does involve murder (it is described in a way that would make a younger child have nightmares) and a little bit of "lovey dovey" stuff (nothing major, just kissing a couple of times if i remember right) but other than that this book is an amazing thriller that is just confusing enough so that it keeps you on the edge of your seat, nodnaL backwards
15 out of 18 people found this review helpful.
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Posted April 24, 2009
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As a named beneficiary in the estate of Samuel W. Westing, your attendance tomorrow is required in the South library of the Westing mansion at 4p.m. for the reading of the will. This is the letter that changed the lives of 16 Westing heirs. The The Westing Game is a must read Newberry awarded mystery book by Ellen Raskin.
I loved the clues given, while reading The Westing Game. The clues didn't give anything away, but were helpful when solving the mystery on your own. In every chapter you find more hidden clues, within the story. When you solve the mystery it is like playing the game with the characters in the book, which is really fun. When reading to solve the mystery you get so involved with your book, so it helps having great clues.
I love how Ellen Raskin worked to create such different characters. No one should want to read a book where the characters all have the same personality. An example of some characters would be Turtle a young girl who is usually pretty tough, and is known for kicking people who mess with her. She is not what you might expect for a thirteen year old girl. Another example would be Otis Amber. He is a 68 year old delivery man, with a personality you may not expect for his age. I think the differences in The Westing Game characters make the story all the better.
The Westing Game was an amazing book. I liked the clues given in the story, and how Ellen Raskin worked to make such different characters. You should read this book because it is a fun mystery for both adults and kids to enjoy.
Benny13
14 out of 16 people found this review helpful.
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Posted May 31, 2011
im reading it in class cant wait to finish!!!!!! i would say for kids of age 8-13 maybe 7 if their a good reader but the carrecters are hard to keep straight
11 out of 18 people found this review helpful.
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Posted April 23, 2012
This book is so good i read it in my class and there is so much mystery and details but don't pull turtle wexlers pigtails because she'll kick you in the shins for that.
7 out of 12 people found this review helpful.
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Posted May 11, 2011
I'm reading this book for school and it is awesome! My teacher and the kids in class call me Turtle.... I have this really long braid and I'm kinda aggressive about it. So I kick other people's shin everytime someone pulls it. In this book, I kinda have a life like Turtle... She's my favorite character!!
6 out of 10 people found this review helpful.
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Posted May 14, 2011
It is aaawwwsssooommmeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5 out of 18 people found this review helpful.
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Posted May 6, 2011
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I bought this book on my nook and finished it in a couple of hours !!!! it was so great it just kept me reading , i just love how Ellen Raskin adds in all those twists and turns! Its like every time a secret is revealed about the heirs i was like WHAT ?!?!?!?! its i great book :)
5 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Posted April 11, 2010
First lines are important. If successfully written, they can convince the reader to read a book. The Westing Game begins, and continues, in intriguing fashion. The entire first page describes several oddities that will leave the reader wondering how it could be. Why does Sunset Towers face East? Why does it not have towers? What was uncommon about the delivery boy? He's 62!? And, most importantly, who is Barney Northrup? All of these quandries will be answered later on in the book, and a discerning reader has the chance to do some detecting along with the characters of the book, most of whom are trying to discover who killed their rich uncle. But is he really their uncle? And was he really murdered? Read the book to find out.
5 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Posted February 2, 2010
Rating: 26%
The Westing Game has a plot that can take it places, yet it is far too slow and, at times, even boring to be appreciated by the reader.
5 out of 21 people found this review helpful.
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Posted October 28, 2008
This book is sooo good! It is one of my favorites because there is a bit of everything like humor, murder, love, sadness, and a lot of mystery. I recommend this book to people who like murder mysteries. The book asks one big question: Who killed Samuel W Westing? Sam Westing had asked his lawyer to read Sam Westing's will to 16 heirs in his house. Whoever can solve the murder mystery gets 2 hundred million dollars! This book is filled with mysteries. You try to figure out who the murderer is and see if you're right. Some people are not what they seem. If you like Nancy Drew or other mystery books than this is the book for you!!!
5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 5, 2011
This is a must read!! I loved it!!! Very exciting and you never know what will happen next !:)
4 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Posted September 13, 2011
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this book is amazing. enjoyed it a lot and would recommend to everyone.
3 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 2, 2011
both my sisters read it and they loved it so i am going to get it ahhhhhhh ahhhhhh ahhhhhhhhh
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Posted May 28, 2011
I read this book for school and i immediately fell in love. This book was peefect for me, loving murder mystery. And i just suggested it to my twin.
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Posted May 20, 2011
I read it in class and kinda didnt understand it thats why im buying it here.
3 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Posted October 28, 2008
This scary murder mystery will keep you on the edge of your seat. Sunset towers, a Michigan apartment building, is the setting for this mystery. Relatives gather for a reading of a will and instead get game instructions. The relatives are paired up and then receive clues. The relatives have to think hard to find out who the murderer is. I liked this book because it was scary. Whenever the heirs were in a room, I worried the murderer was in the same room. I found some parts confusing because the writer left some ideas hanging. I recommend this book for grades 4th and up, because I am in 3rd grade and did not understand parts of the book.
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Overview
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 ...