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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Cute and fun! Turtle <3
Did not love that ending though it freaked me out…
Did not love that ending though it freaked me out…
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was my first ever favorite book. I remember reading it back in 3rd grade, and then I reread it in 4th and 5th grade as well. Considering that was over 15 years ago, I figured it was a good time to reread it.
Despite knowing who won the game, I still really enjoyed the book! I had forgotten all of the smaller details, and it was fun going through it all once again.
I’m sure that it’s not a perfect book, but I’ve got too much nostalgia (and reading it while I’m an adult didn’t ruin it for me) to rate it anything else.
Despite knowing who won the game, I still really enjoyed the book! I had forgotten all of the smaller details, and it was fun going through it all once again.
I’m sure that it’s not a perfect book, but I’ve got too much nostalgia (and reading it while I’m an adult didn’t ruin it for me) to rate it anything else.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I just read The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor by Aubrey Hartman (a Whitney Award nominee), and the Goodread reviews for Hartman's novel kept remarking, "Hey, this is like the Westing Game." Consequently, when my local library selected this book for a young readers' book club, I picked up a copy.
They are correct. Hasting's does take the plot of her book from Raskin's novel.
The story involves a set of residents in a condo who are invited to a reading of a will. They then must solve a series of riddles to learn more about the inheritance.
There is one character (nicknamed Turtle) who is a tween. She's the point-of-view character. We learn alone with Turtle more about the dead rich man and about the other residents in the building.
It's a fun book about word play, critical thinking, and human psychology. Even though there is a spooky mansion and a death, the tone stays light and the details vague. It was fun.
They are correct. Hasting's does take the plot of her book from Raskin's novel.
The story involves a set of residents in a condo who are invited to a reading of a will. They then must solve a series of riddles to learn more about the inheritance.
There is one character (nicknamed Turtle) who is a tween. She's the point-of-view character. We learn alone with Turtle more about the dead rich man and about the other residents in the building.
It's a fun book about word play, critical thinking, and human psychology. Even though there is a spooky mansion and a death, the tone stays light and the details vague. It was fun.