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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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Ellen Ermingard Raskin (March 13, 1928 - August 8, 1984) was an American children's writer and illustrator. She won the 1979 Newbery Medal for The Westing Game, a mystery novel, and another children's mystery, Figgs & Phantoms, was a Newbery Honor Book in 1975.In 2012 The Westing Game was ranked number nine among all-time children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal, a monthly with primarily U.S. audience.Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
