Ellen Raskin

The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)

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A Newbery Medal WinnerA 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 Time… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-14-240120-0
EAN: 9780142401200
Produktnummer: 19416269
Verlag: Random House N.Y.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
Seitenangabe: 192 S.
Masse: H17.8 cm x B12.8 cm x D1.5 cm 154 g
Gewicht: 154
Sonstiges: Ab 8 - 12 J.

Über den Autor

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.