The Westing Game

<b>A Newbery Medal Winner<br><br>For over thirty-five years Ellen Raskin's Newbery Medal-winning <i>The Westing Game</i> has been an enduring favorite. </b><br><br> 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.<br><br> <b>Winner of the Newbery Medal</b><br> <b>Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award</b><br> <b>An ALA Notable Book</b><br> <b>A&#160;<i>School Library Journal </i>One Hundred Books That Shaped the Century</b><br><br><p><b>A supersharp mystery...confoundingly clever and very funny. &#151;<i>Booklist</i> starred review</b></p><p>&#160;</p><b>Great fun for those who enjoy illusion word play or sleight of hand.&#160;&#151;<i>The New York Times Book Review</i><br><br>A fascinating medley of word games disguises multiple aliases and subterfuges&#151;a demanding but rewarding book.&#160;&#151;<i>The Horn Book</i></b>