Compare And Contrast The Westing Game Book Report

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What happened in the westing game was it was halloween night and turtle didn’t want candy she wanted cash so sandy and turtle made a deal for every minute she would get a $1 she was looking a round then she hears scary noises and the she bumps into sam westing bed then she sees sam westing is dead the next day the lawyer E.J. Plumb announces a meeting at the westing house and he says you are the hearts of saw westing you will participate in the game the westing game you have a chance to win $20,000,000. Science there is a movie and the book version of the story there are both similarities and differences
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