num_pages: 235
description: The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance.
language: English
title: The Westing Game
titlecomplete: The Westing Game
characters: James Hoo, Angela Wexler, Turtle Wexler, J.J. Ford, Alexander McSouthers, Sandy Hoo, Christos Theodorakis, Otis Amber, Douglas Hoo, Sydelle Pulaski, Berthe Erica Crowe, Flora Baumbach, Theo Theodorakis, Jake Wexler, Grace Wexler, Samuel W. Westing, Denton Deere
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Juvenile, Mystery Thriller, Young Adult, Middle Grade, School, Classics, Childrens, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 205710
places: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Westingtown
awards: awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Banta Award, awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 347184000000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Children's Book, Fiction (Paperback), awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Virginia Reader's Choice
publisher: Cornerstone Books