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The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics): Penguin Young Readers Group

Autor Ellen Raskin
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 apr 2004
A Newbery Medal Winner
"A supersharp mystery...confoundingly clever, and very funny." "Booklist," starred review A bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. Westing s will. 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, on things for sure: Sam Westing may be dead but that won t stop him from playing one last game
Winner of the Newbery Medal
Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award
An ALA Notable Book

"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 subterfuges a demanding but rewarding book." "The Horn Book""
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780142401200
ISBN-10: 014240120X
Pagini: 194
Dimensiuni: 128 x 177 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.16 kg
Editura: Random House
Colecția Penguin Young Readers Group
Seria Penguin Young Readers Group

Locul publicării:New York, NY, United States

Recenzii

"A supersharp mystery . . . Confoundingly clever, and very funny."

Descriere

"A supersharp mystery...confoundingly clever, and very funny." --"Booklist," starred review A bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. Westing's will. 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, on things for sure: Sam Westing may be dead...but that won't stop him from playing one last game!
Winner of the Newbery Medal
Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award
An ALA Notable Book
"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 subterfuges--a demanding but rewarding book." --"The Horn Book"

Notă biografică

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 designed dust jackets for dozens of books, including the first edition of Madeleine L'Engle's classic "A Wrinkle in Time. "Ms. Raskin died at the age of fifty-six on August 8, 1984, in New York City.