{"id":3602,"date":"2013-03-01T19:38:50","date_gmt":"2013-03-02T00:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=3602"},"modified":"2018-01-17T18:22:56","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T23:22:56","slug":"the-westing-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/3602","title":{"rendered":"The Westing Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Westing Game<\/a><\/em> (1978) Ellen Raskin <\/p>\n

\"westing-game\"<\/a>Six families are offered the opportunity to rent an apartment in the new apartment complex, Sunset Towers. Plus, there are spaces for a doctor’s office, a coffee shop, and a restaurant! Just matching the needs of three of the tenants!<\/p>\n

Just up the hill is the Westing House, home of the eccentric millionaire Samuel Westing, founder of Westing Paper Products.<\/p>\n

The families who come to move in are:
\nWexler, Theodorakis, Baumbach, Sulaski, Hoo, and Ford. Between these families are four teenagers: Theo and Chris Theodorakis, Doug Hoo, and Turtle Wexler.<\/p>\n

After the mysterious death of Sam Westing, all of these individuals–and others! sixteen in all!–are invited to play the Westing Game, for the chance to inherit the Westing millions.<\/p>\n

This was a fun book. Middle school rather than YA, but still a lot of fun. Turtle ended up being my favorite character, but I came to like all the characters, even those who were initially not so likable.<\/p>\n

A nice romp, and lots of fun.
\nRating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Puffin <\/p>\n