Newbery Medal (John Newbery Medal)
The Westing Game: Anniversary Edition
The Westing Game is a mystery book written by Ellen Raskin and published by Dutton on May 1, 1978. It won the Newbery Medal recognizing the year's most distinguished contribution to American children's literature.
Work Information
The Westing Game is a mystery book written by Ellen Raskin and published by Dutton on May 1, 1978.
The Westing Game is a mystery book written by Ellen Raskin and published by Dutton on May 1, 1978. It won the Newbery Medal recognizing the year's most distinguished contribution to American children's literature.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Dutton Books for Young Readers
- Published
- 2003-10-13
- Pages
- 192 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 15.7 x 1.9 x 23.5 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780525471370
- ISBN-10
- 0525471375
- Price
- 3504 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Children's Books/Growing Up & Facts of Life/Family Life/Marriage & Divorce
For twenty-five years, Ellen Raskin's Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite and is now being reissued with a brand-new jacket by Kevin Hawkes and an introduction by Ann Durell. This highly inventive mystery involves sixteen people who are invited to the reading of Samuel W. Westing's will. They could become millionaires, depending on how they play the tricky and dangerous Westing game, which involves blizzards, burglaries, and bombings. Ellen Raskin has entangled a remarkable cast of characters in a puzzle-knotted, word-twisting plot filled with humor, intrigue, and suspense.
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.
Reviews
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Bought for novel study as part of our Bookworms curriculum. This was one of the BEST books I have ever read! The kids loved it. It was difficult with 16+ characters, we had many anchor charts and packets. The mystery of the game was also a drawing point. ***Many topics to talk to kids about: 1. Offensive statements made about disabled individuals, black/brown people, Chinese people, and women. 2. Discussion about murder, theft, and bombing. 3. Talks about suicide. Overall, EXCELLENT read for students!
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Loved this book when I first read it in school and it brought back fond memories. Great story for people of all ages. Keeps you thinking and wondering what's going to happen next.
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13 yo Turtle is one of 16 potential heirs to Sam Westing's 2 million dollar inheritance. Sam Westing who has multiple personas creates a game for one heir to win his fortune
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This Newbery Award winning book has been a favorite of mine since the fifth grade. I still recommend it to everyone I know, adults included. This book taught me literary analysis, with its powerful characterizations. I was always discovering something new about this book, and the people in it. It's rare that a mystery is so compelling as to beg repeated readings, but this one does. It's also just a great mystery; why are the heirs gathered together at Sunset Towers? Who was Sam Westing, really? Why were these heirs chosen over all the other people in Sam Westing's long life? But most importantly, what is the answer to the riddle of Sam Westing's will, that will bring with it a multi-million dollar prize? And who will be the heir to discover the answer? Once all the clues are in, the reader will begin to suspect a solution-- but could it really be that easy? Think twice. This book is the very definition of page turner. I could go on and on about this book, but to keep this review in its required bounds, I'm just going to say one last thing: "Read it!"
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I read this as a kid, and though I remembered some of the plot, there was much to rediscover that I was entertained right to the end. A group of characters is brought together to find the murderer of an industrialist and inherit his millions. Not too dark with plenty of details to obsess over, the story moves faster than many other novels, YA or not. There are some allusions to race and gender that I wasn't expecting and found pretty progressive. As deserving of the Newbery Medal as it was in the late 70s, I highly recommend it to everyone.