Books to Read While Physically Distancing: The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

Did you know that your Galesburg Public Library card allows you to check out e-books and audio books through the Libby app? All you need is your library card and your PIN (your birth date in MMDDYYYY format) and you'll be on your way to reading on your phone or tablet!  

Books to Read While Physically Distancing (BtRWPD) will focus on books available for checkout through Libby.

The Westing Game
by Ellen Raskin
New York: Dutton, 1978

A carefully selected group of people are invited to live in Sunset Towers, a luxury apartment building near Lake Michigan. Shortly after moving in, millionaire Sam Westing is found dead under mysterious circumstances. Sixteen of the Sunset Towers residents discover they have been named heirs to the Westing fortune and must play a game to win the Westing fortune (and perhaps solve a murder).

The Westing Game was published in 1978, and won the Newbery Medal. It's a mystery book for older kids and young adults that doesn't read like a kid's book. The large cast of characters can make it difficult to get a good read on any them. Despite this, the clues are plentiful, and I found the ending surprising.