Ellen Raskin
Birth date: March 13, 1928
Died: August 08, 1984
Ellen Raskin's Books
The point of these quick takes posts is to catch up on my "To Write About" stack—emphasizing pithiness, not thoroughness.--- The Tattooed Potato and Other Clues by Ellen RaskinPaperback, 170 pg.Puffin Books, 1975Read: January 7-8, 2020Grab a copy from your local indie bookstore! I've never c...
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, on things for sure: Sam Westing may ...
All of Sam Westing's relatives are sent on a scavenger hunt to figure out who killed him. Each of the teams of two discover things they never knew as they grow closer the the truth. The grand prize is what they have on their minds, but now that they know more that isn't the only thing they are conce...
The book begins with sixteen people gathering for the reading of millionaire Sam Westing's will. His will is structured like a puzzle and the sixteen people must find a solution in order to win the fortune. The Westing Game is different than other mysteries because the investigators are the suspects...
This book is so confusing! I read this book when I was either in the 5th or 5th grade and I remember I had to keep an organizer to keep up with everything go on inside the story. The story is a murder mystery and very good. The story is about am apartment complex that is owned by a millionaire. Year...
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