Ellen Raskin

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

Chronicles the adventures of the unusual Figg family after they left show business and settled in the town of Pineapple.

Cumulative verse reveals the sounds made by various animals, but who said chitter-chitter-chatter?

A collection of sophisticated animal poems by well known poets about such things as naming cats, a singing bird, and a slow-moving sloth.

Turtle Wexler's family just moved to a new neighborhood, right next to the haunted Westing Mansion. On a dare from her new friends, Turtle sneaks into the mansion only to find the scene of a crime. It's the biggest mystery in the city's history. With a handful of clues and house full of suspects, Turtle gathers the evidence with her brainy partner Chris to cash in on a $20 million dollar reward.