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Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game. New York: Puffin, 1997. Print.

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Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game. New York: Puffin, 1997. Print.

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Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game. New York: Puffin, 1997. Print.

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Ellen Raskin
1. Ellen Raskin did art work for other famous books including A Wrinkle In Time (Kruse).
2. Intended to enter the University of Wisconsin-Madison and graduate with a major in journalism but instead graduated with a major in the fine arts (Kruse).
3. She created many pictures books including Nothing Ever Happens on My Block, Silly Songs and Sad, Spectacles
Ghost in a Four-Room Apartment, and It Rained, the World's Greatest Freak Show, and many more (Kruse).
4. Created many novels such as the Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel), Figgs and Phantoms, the Tattooed Potato and Other Clues, and the Westing Games (Kruse).
5. She won over 30 awards for her books, including the Newbery Honor (Kruse).
6.She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 13, 1928 (Kruse).
7.She is known as a self-critical, running-scared, compulsive perfectionist (Kruse).
8. She considers herself an artist before a writer (Kruse).
9. Ellen Raskin believed that the outside margins of a book should be at least equal to the width of an average eleven-year olds thumb, so the reader could read comfortably with any interference (Raskin).
10. When she was growing up, she tap danced, sang, and always read books (Kruse).

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Kruse, Ginny Moore. "Ellen Raskin: Notable Wisconsin Author." UW-Madison School of Education. Web. 22 Apr. 2010.

Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game. New York: Puffin, 1997. Print.
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Character List and Descriptions

1. Otis Amber
-Age 62
-Private Investigator
-Hired by Samuel Westing, Barney Northrup, and J.J. Ford.

2. Madme Sun Lin Hoo
-Thief
-James Hoo's wife,cooks for a restraunt
-Age 25
-Born in China and immigrated from China two years ago.

3. Jake Wexler
-Husband of Grace Wexler
-Podiatrist
-Graduated from Marquette
-Married for two years
-Has 2 daughters

4. Turtle Wexler
-Real name is Tabitha-Ruth Wexler
-Age 13
-Plays with the stock Market
-Attached to Flora Baumbach
-Very smart

5. Flora Baumbach
-Maiden name is Flora Miller
-Age 60
-Dressmaker
-Husband left her
-Had a retarded daughter named Rosalie
-Made dress for Violet Westing
-Attached to Turtle

6. Chritos Theodorakis
-Birdwatcher
-Age 15
-Confined to a wheelchair
-Father was a childhood sweetheart of Sam Westing's daughter

7. D. Denton Deere, Intern
-St.Joseph's Hospital, Department of Plaustic Surgery Intern
-Age 25
-Graduate of UW Medical School
-Parents live in Racine

8. Alexander Mcsouthers
-Doorman
-Samuel Westing
-Died due to one of the heirs

9. J.J.Ford
-Judge of Appellate Division of State Supreme Court
-Grew up in Westing household
-Rich

10. Grace Windsor Wexler
-Born Grace Windkloppel
-Age 42
-Claims to be an interior decorator
-She works as a hostess for James Shin Hoo's restraunt

11. James Shin Hoo
-Owns a restraunt
-age 50
-born in Chicago
-first wife died 5 years ago
-remarried after a year first wife died
-has one son

12. Berthe Erica Crow
-Started Good Salvation Soup Kitchen
-Age 57
-Mother died at childbirth
-1 year of highschool
-Married to Samuel Westing at 16
-Divorced at 40
-3 arrests for vagrancy
-Works as cleaning woman for Sunset Towers

13. Theo Theodorakis
-Age 17
-Highschool Senior
- Works in coffee shop
-Wants to be a writer

14. Doug Hoo
-Track star
-age 18
-Competes with college milers

15. Sydelle Pulaski
-Secretary to the president of Schultz Sausages
-One year of secretarial school
-Lived with widowed mother and two aunt before Sunset Towers
-Broke ankle in second bombing
-Looks for attention
-Used crutches before injured
-Mistaken for Sybil Pulaski

16. Angela Wexler
-Engaged to marry Denton Deere
-Finished college in one year
-Victim of third bombing
-Embroiders

17. Edgar Jennings Plum
-Reads Samuel Westings will

18. Violet Westing
-Samuel Westing's daughter
-Commited Suicide because of marriage

19. Barney Northrup
-Mysterious "person" who sighned letters to heirs
-Sold all heirs apartments and Sunset Towers

Clues

Clues

1. Madame Sun Line Hoo and Jake Wexler-Of America and God Above
2. Turtle Wexler and Flora Baumbach- Sea Mountain Am O
3. Christos Theodorakis and D.Denton Deere-For Plain Grain Shed
4. J.J. Ford and Alexander (Sandy) Mcsouthers- Skies Am Shining Brothers
5. Grace Windsor Wexler and James Shin Hoo- Purple Waves Fruited Sea For
6. Berthe Erica Crow and Otis Amber- Thy Beautiful Majesties With
7. Douglas Hoo and Theo Theodorakis- On To Thee For His N
8. Angela Wexler And Sydelle Pulaski- Good Hood Spacious Grace From
9. Four names; Samuel Westing, Barney Northrup, Sandy Mcsouthers, and Julian R. Eastmen include four directions.
10. Westing connection-Wexler-Grace is the niece of Samuel Westing
11. Westing connection-Baumbach-Made Violet Westing's unworn wedding dress
12. Westing connection-Hoo-Claims Westing's stole the idea of a paper made diaper
13. Westing connection-Crow-Former wife of Mr.Westing
14. Sandy had a bruise on his leg from Turtle kicking Barney Northrup.
15. It's not what you have, it's what you don't have that counts.
16. Bolded words were the words that spelled out Berthe Erica Crow O beautiful for spacious skies,
    For amber waves of grain,
    For purple mountain majesties
    Above the fruited plain!
    
    America! America!
    God shed His grace on thee,
    And crown thy good with brotherhood
    From sea to shining sea!
17. Bold word was when Samuel Westing would die. The estatess is at the crossroads. The heir who wins the windfall will be the one who finds the FOURTH.
18. Mistake- Sydelle Pulaski was suppose to be Sybil Pulaski
19. Bomber- Angela Wexler
20. Bookie- Jake Wexler
21. Queen's Sacrifice
22. Mr. Westing was a wax dummy at the reading of the Will.

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Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game. New York: Puffin, 1997. Print.

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Glee Cast. "Don't Stop Believin'" Don't Stop Believin' Glee Cast. Twentieth Century Fox Telivision, 2009. MP3.
Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee. Boston: Little, Brown Young Readers, 1999. Print.

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Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee. Boston: Little, Brown Young Readers, 1999. Print.

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Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee. Boston: Little, Brown Young Readers, 1999. Print.

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15. Do you think the title fits the book? Why or why not?
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Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee. Boston: Little, Brown Young Readers, 1999. Print.

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Character Post 3

Mars Bar Thompson is an important character in the book Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli. First of all, Mars was one of the first people from the East End to bully Maniac. In chapter ten, Mars has an unpleasant meeting with Maniac. For example, Mars takes away the book Maniac borrowed from Amanda Beale. When Maniac asks for it back, Mars doesn't give it back and claims that it's his now. Mars calls Maniac fishbelly and Mars stops bullying Maniac when a lady sweeping her house interferes (35, 36). Finally, Mars affects Maniac because he doesn't like him. Maniac could see Mars trying to trip, tackle, and even splash water on him. This made Maniac think about why Mars did not like him. With the help of Mars, Maniac realized why people disliked him (58). Without Mars Bar Thompson in the story, the book Maniac Magee would be different! I think that Spinelli is trying to display the importance of how blacks and whites treated each other.
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Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee. Boston: Little, Brown Young Readers, 1999. Print.

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One theme from the book Maniac Magee is loving family. Jerry Spinelli uses Maniac Magee as an example of him loving family. In this book, Maniac lives with the Beale family (a black family) for a period of time. Maniac experience the love and warmth of Mrs. Beale. Although Mrs. Beale may have slapped his mouth for talking trash, she quickly replies by hugging him and saying "I'm sorry. I love you...I love you..." (56). In this section of the book, Spinelli displays that even though family will be angered or mad at you, they will always love you. Another example that displays this theme is when Grayson gives Maniac his glove (114). Grayson's glove represents his life as a pitcher. Grayson loved Maniac so much that he was willing to give his glove to him. Spinellie shows that a family can love eachother so much, that they want the best for them.

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Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee. Boston: Little, Brown Young Readers, 1999. Print.

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Amanda Beale is a girl who loves books (Spinellie 10-13)! She is the first person to know Maniac's real name (29). She is very important to the story because her family allows Maniac to live with them. Since then, the Beale's and Maniac have lived on 728 Sycamore Street in the East End (44). In the story, Amanda sacrifices her room for Maniac (45). Maniac reads all of her books and is waiting for her to finish the Encyclopedia A (56). In chapter 18, Amanda fights with Maniac about staying home. She encourages him to be happy and stay with the Beale's (64-66). Also, Amanda teaches Maniac about Cobble's knot (67). Amanda influences Maniac so much in this story. She loves him and allows him to be part of her family. I think that Jerry Spinelli is trying to display the love of family, books, education, and other things through her character. She is a good roll model for Maniac, her siblings, and to readers!
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Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee. Boston: Little, Brown Young Readers, 1999. Print.

Theme Post 1

Maniac Magee has a lot of themes throughout the book such as racism. In this book, Maniac is oblivious to the fact that blacks and whites are seperated. For example, Maniac runs into Mars Bar Thompson, the black bully of the West End. Mars offers Maniac a bite of his candy bar and Maniac eats it. During this time, whites never put their mouths where blacks did (34). Maniac suprised all the black kids surrounding him! Spinelli teaches that racism is a serious issue. He displays Maniac as a innocent white kid in the black part of town, being bullied and not knowing why.
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Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee. Boston: Little, Brown Young Readers, 1999. Print.

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In the beginning, Jeffrey Lionel Magee (the main character of the book) was a homless kid who often stayed with the deer at Park Zoo (Spinelli 29). Jeffrey was an orphan at the age of three after his parents died in a trolley accident (5). He originally lived with his Uncle Dan and Aunt Dot untill he ran away because they never got along and tried to share Jeffrey (6-7). Jeffrey was tired and mad of them and decided to run away during a school play (7). After this, Jeffrey always wanted to have an adress, family, and home. Later on in the story, he lives with Amanda Beale on 728 Sycamore Street (44). Finally, Jeffrey has a home, adress, and family that he's always wanted.

In this book, Jeffrey is a legend who is often referred to as Maniac Magee (29). Maniac Magee was very athletic. For example, he hit one of John Mcnabs fast balls (which no other kid could do) (22-27). Also, Maniac showed up at a high school football practice and intercepted the highschools quaterback throw with one hand (15). Maniac Magee was also oblivious to racism. He did not know that Hector Street was the line between the blacks and whites (32). Maniac was a boy who was athletic, but yet didn't know about racism.
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Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee. Boston: Little Brown Young Readers, 1999. Print.

Author Post

1. Jerry Spinelli is an author who won to Newberry awards for his two famous books Maniac Magee and Wringer (Kerby).

2. Jerry Spinelli lives in Pennsylvania with his wife Eileen (Goodreads).

3. Jerry Spinelli decided to become a writer instead of a major leauge shortstop (Goodreads).

4. Jerry Spinelli gets most of his story ideas from his childhood feelings or from other kids (Goodreads).

5. Jerry Spinelli attended college in Gettysburg and Hopkins Universtiy(Goodreads).

6. Jerry Spinelli was born on February 01, 1941 (Goodreads).

7. Jerry Spinelli was born in Norriston Pennsylvania (Goodreads).

8. He originally wanted to become a cowboy or baseball player (Goodreads).

9. He got his start in his career by writing a poem in a school newspaper(Goodreads).

10. He writes alot of childrens novel such as Stargirl, Wringer, Maniac Magee, and Crash(Goodreads).

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Kerby, Mona. "Jerry Spinelli Biography." Welcome to Maryland's Carrol Country. Web. 03 Feb, 2010.http://www.car.org/autoco/spinelli-j.htm
"Jerry Spinelli" Share Book Reccomendation With Your Friends, Join Book Clubs Answer Trivia. Web. 03 Feb, 2010.http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/12696.Jerry.Spinelli

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