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 <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." —<i>Booklist</i>, starred review</b></p><p> </p><b>"Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand." —<i>The New York Times Book Review</i><br><br>"A fascinating medley of word games, disguises, multiple aliases, and subterfuges—a demanding but rewarding book." —<i>The Horn Book</i></b>