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Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game. New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: Speak, 2008. Print.

Book Review: The Westing Game

This mystery is a wonderful book by Ellen Raskin. This book is about a man, Samuel Westing, who gathers sixteen heirs to play a game. Sam Westing is a very rich man and his estate is worth over 250,000 million dollars. The winner of this game gets all of the Westing Estate. These characters play the game with bombers, burglars, bookies, and one mistake. This book will keep you on the edge of your seat and you won't be able to put it down! If you want to find out who the bombers, burglars, bookies, the mistake, and the winner, you will just have to read it yourself. I recommend this book to anyone who loves a good mystery. I also recommend it to people who just love books in general!

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Author Post

1. Ellen Raskin became an artist (www.goodreads.com/author/show/10074.Ellen_Raskin).
2. Ellen Raskin wrote children's books including Nothing Ever Happens on My Block.
3. Ellen Raskin was born in Milwaukee, Wisconson.
4. She illustrated lots of books like A Wrinkle in Time.
5. Even afterbeing published, Ellen Raskin always considered herself and artist, not an author.
6. Ellen Raskin went to college wanting to major in journalism, but after a trip to the Chicago Art Institute she decided to change her major to fine art (www.education.wisc.edu).
7. Some of her books were awarded the Newberry Honor and the Newberry Medal.
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Clues

Each pair's clues:
Madame Sun Lin Hoo and Jake Wexler- OF AMERICA AND GOD ABOVE
answer: BOOM!
Turtle Wexler and Flora Baumbach- SEA MOUNTAIN AM O
answer: $11,587.50
J.J. Ford and Sandy McSouthers- SKIES AM SHINING BROTHER
answer: no answer
Grace Wexler and James Shin Hoo- PURPLE WAVES FRUITED SEA FOR
answer: Ed Plum
Berthe Erica Crow and Otis Amber- THY BEAUTIFUL MAJESTIES WITH
answer: Mother
Douglas Hoo and Theo Theodorakis- ON TO THEE FOR HIS
answer: no answer
Angela Wexler and Sydelle Pulaski- GOOD HOOD SPACIOUS GRACE FROM
answer: Otis Amber
Chris Theodorakis and D. Denton Deere
answer: Mr. Westing was a good man.

answer to The Westing Game:

O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
(Berthe Erica Crow)

Other Clues:
the queen's sacrifice
Angela- the bomber
Sydelle Pulaski- mistake
Madame Sun Lin Hoo- Burglar
Grace Wexler's maiden name is Windkloppel, which is the real name of Sam Westing.

Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game. New York, N.Y.: Speak, 2005. Print.

Character List and Descriptions

Madame Sun Lin Hoo- She is 28 years old, born in China, and immigrated from Hong Kong 2 years ago. She is the thief in the Westing Game.
Jake Wexler- A podiatrist. 45 years old. Married 22 years and has 2 daughters.

Turtle Wexler-She likes to play the stock market. She calls Baumbach Baba. Her real name is Tabitha-Ruth. Baumbach calls her Alice.
Flora Bambach- calls Turtle Alice, dressmaker, had a daughter named Rosalie and she died when she was 19. Westing connection: she made Violet Westing's wedding dress.

Christos Theodorakis- Age 15. He is confined to a wheelchair, and he knows a lot about birds. Westing Connection: Father was childhood sweetheart of Violet Westing.
D. Denton Deere- Age 25. He is a graduate of Medical School. He is a plastic surgeon. Westing Connection: Engaged to Angela Wexler, who looks like Sam Westing's daughter Violet.

Alexander McSouthers- Age 62. Immigrated from Scotland to Wisconsin at age 3. He is the doorman for Sunset Towers. He is Samuel Westing.
J.J. Ford- Her name is Josie-Jo Ford. She is a judge. Westing Connection: Her mother worked in the Westing house and her Father was a gardener on his days off. She lived in the Westing House, and always played chess with Sam Westing.

Grace Windsor Wexler- Her maiden name is Windkloppel. Age 42. She is married to Jake Wexler.
James Shin Hoo-He was born in Chicago. Owns the Chinese restaurant. He is 50 years old, and added Shin to his name when he went into the restaurant business because he thought it sounded more Chinese. Westing connection: thinks Westing stole his idea for the disposable paper diaper. Lastest invention: paper innersoles

Berthe Erica Crow- Age 57. She was raised by her father. She was married at 16 and was divorced at 40. Her ex-husband's name was Windy Windkloppel. She had problems with chronic alcoholism, and was arrested 3 times for vagrancy. She gave up drinking and started the Good Salvation Soup Kitchen. She is a cleaning lady at Sunset Towers. Westing Connection: She is the ex-wife of Samuel Westing.
Otis Amber- 62 years old. He is a delivery boy, and a fourth grade dropout. Westing Connection: Delivered letters from E.J. Plum, attorney, both times.

Theo Theodorakis- High-school senior. Wants to be a writer.
Doug Hoo-highschool track star, 18 years old.

Sydelle Pulaski-Age 50. She had a high-school education. She was the President for a sausage company. Westing Connection: ?
Angela Wexler-the bomber. She is the sister of Turtle.

Barney Northrup- He is Sam Westing.

Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game. New York, N.Y.: Speak, 1997. Print.