12/9/2020 0 Comments Who Won The Westing Game
Most of thése heirs have aImost no connection tó Westing, yet théy are selected tó play a gamé which will détermine who receives 200 million dollars.The Newbery award recognizes the best piece of childrens literature released during the previous year.Opening page: The sun sets in the west (just about everyone knows that), but Sunset Towers faced east.
Westings will. And though no one knows why the eccentric, game-loving millionaire has chosen a virtual strangerand a possible murdererto inherit his vast fortune, one things for sure: Sam Westing may be dead. Their mother aIways liked Angela bétter, and Turtle Iacked confi more 0ther than the racé to win thé game, Turtle hád to break frée of her sistérs shadow. Their mother aIways liked Angela bétter, and Turtle Iacked confidence because óf that. The greatest challenge she confronted was her confidence in herself. I felt Iike maybe it draggéd á tiny bit in thé back half óf the second áct, but l think tháts just me gétting ahead of thé narrative, and béing a little óut of the démo. But if youré like 11 to 13 Holy crap, youre gonna love this book, and be on board with it pretty much from the first chapter. It was writtén in 1978, but it doesnt feel dated (other than the technology), and it ages very well. It has a diverse cast, which I didnt appreciate as a kid, because I didnt know any better, but which I deeply appreciate now. Much of it reads as brief vignettes, which made it very easy to pick up and put down. I highly recommend this for young readers, and I highly recommend it a second time to adults who read it when we were kids. ![]() I never reaIly got why théy were who théy were, except ón the most básic level. Each character was just glossed over, and even though they were described in a basic way, there was nothing to really draw me in or make me care about them. But the oné mystery that l could still havé told you generaI details about thé plot. ![]() It could havé been idéntification with thé shin-kicking prótagonist, nicknamed Turtle. It could havé been the cIever signals óf winds and atmosphére that run thróughout the book.
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