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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.
 
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This Game is Better Through a Child's Eyes

Date of Review:  May 16, 2000
Review: As a child, this book enthralled me. The characters were quirky. The puzzle was intriguing. The suspense was high enough to keep me turning the pages, but not so high that it gave me nightmares.

As an adult, I found it contrived, blatant,...
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The Westing Game

Date of Review:  Oct 11, 2001
The Bottom Line: If you like a puzzle and you don't mind trying to keep track of numerous characters, this is fun light reading.
Review: Yet another month has passed and once again this Tuesday night it was book discussion night with my book club. Our October selection was The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin, a young adult book and winner of the Newbery Medal in 1979.

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fun to read, puzzle is quite tricky
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character stereotyping, plus there are...
 

You're not too old to play this game

Date of Review:  Oct 23, 2001
The Bottom Line: Weird and wacky, it's an interesting, if far-fetched mystery with many memorable characters.
Review: In my quest to rediscover childhood favorites, I remembered Ellen Raskin's The Westing Game as being one of the quirky standouts. I was never very good at solving mysteries. Encyclopedia Brown beat me every time. Sherlock Holmes floored me. Putting...
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Authors Ellen Raskin
Fiction Genre Juvenile Fiction
Fiction Subgenre Unknown
Awards 1979 Newbery Medal

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  Format: Paperback
Publisher: Puffin (June 01, 1997)
Measurements: 7"(h) x 4.5"(w) x 0.5"(d), 0.3 lbs.
ISBN: 9780140386646

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  The sun sets in the west (just about everyone knows that), but Sunset Towers faced east. Strange!
 
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