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jcfiala ([personal profile] jcfiala) wrote2019-09-07 10:19 pm

The Westing Game

The Westing Game is a fantastic young-adult mystery novel with many characters, many puzzles, and a surprising amount of depth for a 40-year old mystery. I've got an old dog-eared copy that I've had for years, and when I came across it I quickly moved it into my daughter's room for her to enjoy.

We've been reading it before bedtime for the last couple of weeks, and we're right nearly at the end - a position which is bad for my throat, as I tend to try to keep reading it, wanting to get to the ending. We may finish it tomorrow night.

I've been reading to Rose since she was tiny, and I love doing it. Before The Westing Game, we were reading Anne of Green Gables - a somewhat melancholy choice, as Tammy as a huge fan of the BBC production. I'd never read the books, although I'd watched the BBC show a number of times in the background as my wife re-watched it. I was a little surprised - the language is really lush and a lot of fun to read.

Reading to my daughter every night has really improved her language skills and made her a big fan of reading, and it's one of the decisions I'm most proud of regarding her.
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[personal profile] conuly 2019-09-15 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Hopped over from elsewhere - if you like The Westing Game you might want to read The Parker Inheritance as well, which is directly inspired by it.