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    Summary: The Westing Game

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    Most murderers know their victim. In the book‚ The Westing Game‚ Mr. Sam Westing gets murdered. People should care about murder because it is an important thing that happens every single day in our lives. The bomb in Mr. Hoo’s restaurant could have been set off by him. Also‚ Mr.Hoo is always pointing fingers at other people. Finally‚ Mr. Hoo wanted to destroy the coffee shop. Mr.Hoo is the murderer in the book‚ The Westing Game‚ by Ellen Raskin. Others might believe that Sydelle Pulaski is the murderer

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    The Westing Game Analysis

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    The Westing game starts out when Barney Northrup the realtor‚ is renting an apartment named Sunset Towers to six different families. The Wexlers‚ the Hoos‚ the Theodorakises‚ J.J. Ford‚ Sydelle Pulaski‚ and Flora Baumbach. One of these was a bomber‚ a bookie‚ a burglar‚ and a mistake. Also in Sunset towers there is a Doorman who is Sandy McSouthers‚ a Delivery boy who is Otis Amber‚ a cleaning lady Berthe Erica Crow‚ and a coroner Dr. Sidney Sikes. When Sam Westing the founder of Westingtown is found

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    Murder‚ crime‚ suspense‚ secrets; what else can you ask for in a mystery novel? The Westing Game by Milwaukee native Ellen Raskin is a great read due to its constant mysteries‚ incorporation of thematic subjects‚ and attention to detail. It is hard to understand however‚ so a computer may be needed to keep from getting lost. The Westing Game is a fictional story depicting the solving of a mystery set up for 16 heirs as they compete to inherit the wealth of an affluent businessman whom they all

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    million? Over the course of two months GLMS 6th graders read the book The Westing Game. GLMS tried to find the murderer of Sam Westing. The Westing Game‚By Ellen Raskin‚ has many similarities and differences worth examining. The Westing Game is about a young girl named Turtle. In The Westing Game There are heirs for an answer to Sam Westings puzzle/game. Sam Westing is a rich man who made a corporation called WPP or Westing Paper Products. .Sam was murdered and the heirs are also looking for the

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    I‚ Angela‚ aka the perfect beauty. I don’t get how so many people have so many flaws. I could name tons for everyone. And you know what‚ I just might do that. In partners for The Westing Game. Let’s start off with my faker partner‚ Sydelle Pulaski. She literally faked a broken ankle for attention. I mean‚ oh my. Cause when that 2nd bomb went off the doctor said ¨It’s a simple fracture¨ And if it was already broke it wouldn’t be a ¨simple¨ fracture. You know what I mean? Also how about my mom

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    Personal Response: I read the book‚ The Westing Game‚ by Ellen Raskin. It was a very interesting book and I enjoyed reading it. The book was a mystery and I do not usually read those types of books. It was cool to always be thinking about who the killer could be. Plot: The book‚ The Westing Game‚ is about a game to figure out who murdered Mr. Westing. He was the owner of Westing Paper Products. When he died‚ he left clues to this game and whoever figures out the murderer gets Mr. Westing’s $220

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    After reading The Westing Game I decided it would make for a very intriguing book trailer because it is a mystery. Most people can get easily caught up in the drama of a mystery because by nature people are normally very curious. I knew that by making a book trailer I could give the viewer some key details‚ then leave them with questions in order to get them more interested in reading the book. The point of making a trailer for anything is to persuade the viewer to either watch a certain movie or

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    The Westing Game

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    The title of my book is The Westing Game. The author of my book is Ellen Raskin. The main characters in the book are Sam Westing‚ Madame Sun Lin Hoo‚ Jake Wexler‚ Turtle Wexler‚ Flora Baumbauch‚ Chris Theodorakis‚ D. Denton Deere‚ Alexander McSouthers‚ J.J. Ford‚ Grace Wexler‚ James Shin Hoo‚ Berthe Erica Crow‚ Julian R. Eastman‚ Amber Otis‚ Theo Theodorakis‚ Doug Hoo‚ Sydelle Pulaski‚ Barney Northrup‚ and Angela Wexler. My favorite character is Angela because she is really pretty and is a great

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    Ellen. The Westing Game. New York: Scholastic‚ 2002‚ 216. Setting: Sunset Towers‚ Westing house‚ Lake Michigan‚ Wisconsin Characters: (List 5‚ and label the protagonist and antagonist. Use 2 adjectives to describe each character.) 1. Sam Westing: weird‚ secrety 2. Flora Miller Baumbach: unhappy‚ quiet 3. George Theodorakis: creative‚ rich 4. Catherine Theodorakis: cool‚ nice 5. Sydelle Pulaski: deceitful‚ pretty Theme: Talk about a game is called Westing game‚ than some people

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    In the book The Westing Game‚ there are 16 unlikely people who meet up for a reading of Sam Westing’s will. They have to try and find out who killed Samuel W. Westing or even figure out who Sam Westing is. They each get $10‚000 to start of with and a clue as well. An example of a clkjue is: Sea Mountain Am O. There might be hidden names in the clue‚ or there might be places where Sam Westing could be. In the apartment complex they live in‚ Sunset Towers‚ is right across the way of Sam Westing’s house…

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