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Erin McConnell's avatar

I was obsessed with The Westing Game. Ob. sessed. I long ago lost count of how many times I have read it, both as a kid and an adult. It lead me to read some of Ellen Raskin’s other works, and I remember really loving The Tatooed Potato and Other Clues. It somehow felt darker, although I don’t think it was in hindsight, and I loved the way that Raskin treated her young adult readers as young adults and not kids. The exact details of The Tatooed Potato didn’t stick with me, but The Westing Game most certainly did. If you tell me that you plan to do anything diving into these works (podcast, book, etc) I will be the first person to pre-order!

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Liz's avatar

I read The Westing Game in 5th or 6th grade. I loved it and remembered most of the plot but forgot the title. Went to a teacher conference with my daughter's 4th grade teacher a couple of years ago and my husband mentioned the book to the teacher. Then I read it with said 4th grader. It was as delightful as I remembered.

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