The Westing Game in Around the World in 80 Books

Jul 30, 2013 Annie rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2013

This book is SUCH a delight. I'm reading it with my summer school kids and they love it. I'm hoping none of them are my students during the regular school year so I can start the year with it, because there's so much I can do with it re: questioning, inference, pulling together clues to make meaning, etc. ...more

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Aug 27, 2012 Jessica rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, midwest, ya

I remember this being one of my favorites back in elementary school, and coming back to it again decades later I'm surprised at how well the story holds up. Raskin assumes that her reader is pretty sharp, which plays perfectly for her target audience. ...more

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Feb 17, 2012 Ginger rated it really liked it

Shelves: kidlit-middle-ya

Companion media:

Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
The Mysterious Benedict Society series by Trenton Lee Stewart

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World film (and its remake, Rat Race)
Pushing Daisies television series ...more

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Apr 09, 2022 Ann rated it really liked it

Combines two of my favourites: mystery and found family.
I was concerned with having too many suspects but they were diverse enough that I could differentiate them. The premise is definitely unforgettable and I've seen several movies and books borrow it.
The eulogy/foreword from the author's friend was so lovely and touching. ...more

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