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  • Published: 1 October 2018
  • ISBN: 9780451480989
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $29.99

The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)





This Deluxe Anniversary Edition will bring Ellen Raskin's classic story and design to a new readership with a new package including deluxe bonus content that has never before been published.

A Newbery Medal Winner

For over thirty-five years, Ellen Raskin's Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite.

The Westing Game Deluxe Anniversary Edition 

Before writing The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin was an incredibly accomplished graphic artist, designing dozens of books, including the cover for the first edition of A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. While writing The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin also thought about the design and layout, and ultimately the way in which it contributes to the reading experience of the story. This deluxe anniversary edition honors her original design work and displays bonus content showing the behind the scenes work of designing a book Ellen Raskin-style.

Winner of the Newbery Medal
Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award
An ALA Notable Book
School Library Journal One Hundred Books That Shaped the Century

"A supersharp mystery...confoundingly clever, and very funny." —Booklist, starred review

 

"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 Book

  • Published: 1 October 2018
  • ISBN: 9780451480989
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $29.99

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Praise for The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)

Praise for The Westing Game

Newbery Medal Winner

* "Amazingly imaginative."--Booklist, starred review

* "Confoundingly clever, and very funny."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"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 Book

"In [The Westing Game] the author shows once more that no one can beat her at intrique, at concocting marvelous absurdities."--Publishers Weekly

"This suspenseful story is a fun read and keeps your mind engaged as you try to reach the answer before the characters do."--Compass Book