4 hours and 3 minutes
The average reader will spend 4 hours and 3 minutes reading this book at 250 WPM (words per minute).

What kind of book is the Westing Game?

“The Westing Game” is a wonderful, clever and engaging book. It’s a murder mystery, a puzzle, and a treasure hunt, all in one, centered around the unique cast of characters that inhabit Sunset Towers apartments. I first picked up this book in high school, if I remember correctly, from the high school’s library.

How many teams are there in the Westing Game?

The Westing Game is about 16 heirs competeing for Sam’s Westing’s inheritance. This book is a clever mystery full of excitement, danger. and suspicion. There are 8 teams, each team has a set of clues and together they must understand them.

Who are the Wexler family in the Westing Game?

The Westing game. The Wexler family consists of Jake Wexler , Grace Wexler , Angela Wexler , and Turtle Wexler. The Wexler family lives in 3D at the Sunset Towers apartment building.

Who are the main characters in the Westing Game?

Denton Deere and Angela Wexler both question their life choices and separate. Denton becomes a neurologist due to his success in treating Chris Theodorakis’ disease, and Angela attends medical school to become a surgeon. Five years after the game’s conclusion, the two are reunited, marry, and have a daughter named Alice.

What are the chapters in the Westing Game?

Chapter 1 (Sunset Towers) – Chapter 7 (The Westing Game) Chapter 8 (The Paired Heirs) – Chapter 10 (The Westing Game) Chapter 11 (The Meeting) – Chapter 15 (Fact and Gossip)

Is the Westing Game a good book for kids?

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. This book sounded like it would be lots of fun, and I read it hoping for a great mystery.

Is the Westing Game a full length mystery?

The Westing Game is first full-length mystery I remember reading. Well, besides Encyclopedia Brown and Nancy Drew books. But the one mystery that I could still have told you general details about the plot. It might have been the cleverness of the mystery or it’s absence of gore.

When was The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin written?

It was written in 1978, but it doesn’t feel dated (other than the technology), and it ages very well. It has a diverse cast, which I didn’t appreciate as a kid, because I didn’t 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.