Middle-grade novel · Fiction
The Westing Game
Ellen Raskin
About the book
Sixteen heirs are paired up to solve a puzzle left by an eccentric millionaire, whose will promises his fortune to the winner.
Reading notes
An intricate mystery; readers enjoy tracking clues and rereading.
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Recognition
- Newbery Medal (1979)
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Book details
- Author
- Ellen Raskin
- First published
- 1978
- Suggested ages
- Ages 10–14 (editorial estimate — children vary)
- Reading mode
- Confident reader
- Topics
- mystery, puzzles
- Edition shown
- ISBN 9780142401200 · Puffin, April 12, 2004
- Catalog record
- Open Library work record · edition record
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