Whatever it was, Raskin's story stayed with me for years.

It could have been identification with the shin-kicking protagonist, nicknamed 'Turtle.' It could have been the clever signals of winds and atmosphere that run throughout the book. It might have been the cleverness of the mystery or it's absence of gore. But the one mystery that I could still have told you general details about the plot. Well, besides Encyclopedia Brown and Nancy Drew books. The Westing Game is first full-length mystery I remember reading. now i have to go write 250 academic words about it.

as a grown up, i liked it very much, but thought the characters could have used a little fleshing out to make them more defined. i would have loved this book like crazy as a kid. i would have to fine tune it so it works better than the one they have on or (because, no, i would not like to see the aviator, thank you). because if i had had one of these when i was little, then it would have told me, 'you love peggy parrish and her wordplay-based mysteries and you have seen the movie clue enough times that you can recite the whole thing (still can).

and then i will have the perfect book-recommending resource. and i am going to take a little bit of my brain, and a little bit of everyone's brain here on (you'll be asleep, you wont feel a thing) and then i am going to moosh it all together, and put it in the brain of the red panda. 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 BookAvailable for purchase at:AmazonBarnes & NobleBooks A MillionHudson BooksellersIndieBoundPowell'sTargetWalmartGoogle Play StoreiBooks - Audiobook (Downloadable format)Kobo - Audiobook (Downloadable format)Audible - Audiobook (Downloadable format)audiobooks.This is what i am going to do: i am going to take a red panda, and i am going to learn genetics and i dunno - neuroscience. A Newbery Medal Winner'A supersharp nfoundingly clever, and very funny.' -Booklist, starred review A bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W.

The westing game book by ellen raskin