The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)
His head jerked, his body coiled, lashed by violent spasms.
Ellen Raskin • The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)
Has some illness that makes him have spasms
she knew they would notice.
Ellen Raskin • The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)
seeking attention
“Make it two dollars for each minute I stay in there, and you’re on,” Turtle said.
Ellen Raskin • The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)
Not entirely full of self preservation
“There is certain to be a more rational explanation.”
Ellen Raskin • The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)
Relies on logic, articulate
Sit down, Your Honor, and read the letter this brilliant young attorney will now hand over to you.
Ellen Raskin • The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)
Are the lawyer and westing in cahoots to make this game
“You’re really in luck,” Barney Northrup said for the sixth and last time. “There’s only one apartment left, but you’ll love it. It was meant for you.”
Ellen Raskin • The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)
He seems to have sought out these specific individuals
The delivery boy added a high-pitched he-he-he to the gruesome details.
Ellen Raskin • The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)
Likes to exaggerate
She was close to a tantrum.
Ellen Raskin • The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)
Childish
Grace had convinced herself that she was the rightful heir.
Ellen Raskin • The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)
High and mighty, self absorbed, confident