The Westing Game Movie Vs Book

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“So take stock in America my heirs, and sing in praise of this generous land.” (Raskin pg 36) In a mysterious and patriotic way, this book confused readers and the characters of The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. It took sixth graders at Gull Lake Middle School two months to find out who the murderer was, the mysteries, the red herring, and the queen, all confusing, but all interesting. The Westing Game novel and movie contain many interesting and mysterious facts worth noting.
The Westing Game, a story story set to find who “killed” Sam Westing, or so the characters thought. In the novel the heirs of Sam Westing were set out with $10,000 and a set of clues to solve The Westing Game. In the movie the heirs were set out to find who “killed” Sam

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