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01806aam a2200241Ki 4500 001 899972F4922B11E8B73BB10B97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180728010016 008 180507s2018 nyua j 000 1 eng d 020 $a 0451480988 020 $a 9780451480989 035 $a (OCoLC)1035512327 040 $a CCE $b eng $e rda $c CCE $d YDX $d BDX $d SO$ $d SILO 100 1 $a Raskin, Ellen, $e author. 245 14 $a The Westing game / $c by Ellen Raskin. 250 $a Deluxe anniversary edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Puffin Books, $c 2018. 300 $a 196 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 20 cm 520 $a A Newbery Medal Winner For over thirty-five years, Ellen Raskin's Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite. 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. Winner of the Newbery Medal Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award An ALA Notable Book A School Library Journal One Hundred Books That Shaped the Century "A supersharp mystery...confoundingly clever, and very funny." Booklist , starred review "Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand." The New York Times Book Review "A fascinating medley of word games, disguises, multiple aliases, and subterfugesa demanding but rewarding book." The Horn Book 941 $a 2 952 $l FGPD194 $d 20240614010353.0 952 $l CYPF706 $d 20180728011138.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=899972F4922B11E8B73BB10B97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search