The Westing Game

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A highly inventive mystery begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of the very strange will of the very rich Samuel W. Westing. 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, one thing is for sure- Sam Westing may be dead...but that won't stop him from playing one last game! All they have to do is find the answer-but the answer to what? It's this that stands in their way of becoming millionaires. The Westing game is tricky and dangerous, but the heirs play on...A highly inventive mystery begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of the very strange will of the very rich Samuel W. Westing. 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, one thing is for sure- Sam Westing may be dead...but that won't stop him from playing one last game! All they have to do is find the answer-but the answer to what? It's this that stands in their way of becoming millionaires. The Westing game is tricky and dangerous, but the heirs play on...
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, and The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel). She also wrote and illustrated many picture books and was an accomplished graphic artist. She also designed dust jackets for dozens of books, including the first edition of Madeleine L'Engle's classic A Wrinkle in Time.