num_pages: 217
description: A bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. Westing's will. And though no one knows why the eccentric, game-loving millionaire has chosen a virtual stranger—and a possible murderer—to inherit his vast fortune, one thing's for Sam Westing may be dead ... but that won't stop him from playing one last game!
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: Penguin Putnam~trade