The Westing Game by Ellen RaskinSummary:
This murder mystery game starts with a variety of families who are asked to move into the same apartment building. They are then paired up and invited to participate as partners in solving the murder of millionaire Samuel Westing before they can get their inheritance.
Read it Again?
I would absolutely read it again. It was a quick read and very suspenseful. Once I started, I couldn't put it down. It would be a great book for a 4th or 5th grade student. It would also be a good book to recommend to boys, they would really enjoy the suspense of this book.
Library Use:
This book would be fun to use in a book club. It would be great for the students to discuss the story, the variety of characters and how they thought was the murderer. It brought up a lot of emotions and feelings that would be good for students to discuss.
Reviews:
Challenged by a dare, Turtle Wexler goes into the Westing house on Halloween night. There she finds Sam Westing's corpse tucked into his bed! Soon after, she and the other fifteen people living and/or working at the nearby Sunset Towers apartments are called to the Westing house. They are summoned to hear the reading of Sam Westing's will. The potential heirs are paired off to play the Westing Game. The winners earn 200 million dollars. There is a big catch: " I, Samuel W. Westing, here by swear that I did not die of natural causes. My life was taken from me-by one of you!". One of the sixteen heirs is a murderer! Using word clues, the heirs must find the name of Westing's murderer to win. Along the way, they have to deal with bombs and thefts. Not everyone is who they seem....Can you piece together the clues and solve the mystery? Sam Westing is counting on you!
Reviewed by: Jeanenne / Steele Creek Library
A supersharp mystery. . . . Confoundingly clever, and very funny. (Booklist, starred review)
References:
www.mackin.com
Bibliography:
Raskin. E. (2003). The Westing game. New York: New York. Puffin Books.
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