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The Westing Game

By: Ellen Raskin
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
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About this listen

 NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER • Ellen Raskin's unforgettable, timeless classic continues to be cherished by young readers of each new generation.

"Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand." —The New York Times Book Review

A highly inventive mystery begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of the very strange will of the very rich Samuel W. Westing. They could become millionaires, depending on how they play a game. All they have to do is find the answer—but the answer to what? The Westing game is tricky and dangerous, but the heirs play on—through blizzards, burglaries, and bombings. Sam Westing may be dead ... but that won't stop him from playing one last game!

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 Boston Globe/Horn Book Award • An ALA Notable Book
 Fiction Growing Up & Facts of Life Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction Mysteries Mystery & Suspense Comedy Game Funny

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Critic reviews

Praise for The Westing Game
* "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 subterfuges—a demanding but rewarding book."—The Horn Book
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16 main characters + 2 secondary roles... and the story jumping from one to the other constantly made it difficult for me to follow the action. I got the main events but it was quite fuzzy to me.
The reader did a good job with different voices for each.

Too many characters for an audiobook

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Well behaved women rarely make history - so we were rooting for Turtle from the start!

Inspired to go kick some shins!

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