I’d honestly be happy to find out some of these are no longer standard fare. I’m curious how many of these books made it to Gen Zers. I will fully admit that the books I’ve chosen are ones in my wheelhouse, meaning books lots of Gen Xers and Millennials read in their youths. My goal today is to capture some childhood faves whose essences have translated well to a book for adults, in some fashion or other. Changing our opinions about a book shows that we’ve changed, which is neither avoidable nor a bad thing. Sometimes childhood favorites do not stand up to adult scrutiny, and that’s fine, too. But nostalgia has its own appeal, and it’s fun to occasionally indulge.

And the more seasoned a reader we become, the unlikelier it is for a plot twist to really blow our minds. It’s hard to recapture feelings that were so intense the first time they were experienced. Paperback (Chinese) (November 1st, 2017): $18.Revisiting favorite books from childhood is a somewhat risky endeavor.Juvenile Fiction / Mysteries & Detective Stories.'A fascinating medley of word games, disguises, multiple aliases, and subterfuges-a demanding but rewarding book.'- The Horn Book Product Details 'Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand.'- The New York Times Book Review * 'A supersharp nfoundingly clever, and very funny.' - Booklist, starred review 'A fascinating medley of word games, disguises, multiple aliases, and subterfuges-a demanding but rewarding book.' - The Horn Book 'Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand.' - The New York Times Book Review 'A supersharp nfoundingly clever, and very funny.' - Booklist, starred review Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book AwardĪ School Library Journal One Hundred Books That Shaped the Century They could become millionaires-it all depends on how they play the tricky and dangerous Westing game, a game involving blizzards, burglaries, and bombings! Ellen Raskin has created a remarkable cast of characters in a puzzle-knotted, word-twisting plot filled with humor, intrigue, and suspense.

This highly inventive mystery involves sixteen people who are invited to the reading of Samuel W. For over thirty-five years, Ellen Raskin's Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite.

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