| Book Talk: Two hundred million dollars. When Samuel W. Westing died, that was the amount of money left to the rightful heir of his fortune. And who is that rightful heir? That's exactly what sixteen people want to know! These individuals have all been invited to solve a mystery in order to win the inheritance. And what is that mystery? Figure out which one of them is Westing's murderer! Before long, it becomes clear that nothing in this "game" is going to come easily. In fact, things become downright dangerous, and the players find themselves "imprisoned by fifteen-foot snowdrifts," with "no telephones," and "no electricity." (pg. 46) These potential heirs get more than they bargained for in Ellen Raskin's THE WESTING GAME. (Lisa Mathieu, Alton Central School, N.H.)
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