[OPLINLIST] Stumper

[Polly Horn]

Westing Game by Ellen Raskin but it is newer - won Newbery in 1979

Polly Horn
Community Library
Sunbury, Ohio

"Mary K. Leffler" wrote:

> Howdy! I have a patron who is trying to recall the title and author of
> a book she has read in the time frame from 1963-1969.  This book is a
> book that could be classified as children's or young adult.  She also
> thought that this was either a Newberry honor or Caldecott honor.  We
> have searched NoveList, but have found a book that matches. The plot:
> an old man offers to his heirs a chance to win the exclusive
> inheritance of his huge estate.  To be the winner, the heirs  had to
> solve a riddle.  The solution includes facts from the stock market and
> the Wall Street Journal.  A young girl solves the mystery and becomes
> the heir, and develops a close friendship with the old man. The patron
> describes this as a very wholesome, educational, and gripping book. I
> leave this "mystery" in your expert hands.  Please post to the list,
> and thank you in advance! Mary Leffler
> System Administrator
> Herbert Wescoat Memorial Library
> 120 N. Market St.
> McArthur, OH 45651
> (740) 596-5691 Voice
> (866) 821-0446 Toll-free in Ohio
> (740) 596-2477 Fax
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