Dear Readers of the World,

I am currently reading a book called The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. This book is good for accelerated readers with a wider range of vocabulary with a rich taste of mystery.

One of the strategies I used was visualization. I visualize many entries this book, especially when the author described the suspect’s features of their bodies.  In one point, one of the heir’s father walks in and is described as: “A large bronze, hardworking, and sweaty face appeared at the door.” I really like the description. One of the other visualizations was the Westing mansion described as: “As the thick smoke rose from the large chimney the creaking French doors opened and out came the killer.” I thought that was very interesting.

Another strategy I used was questioning. I had a question, but it was not answered yet. The question was: “What does snowbound mean?” I thought about that, but nothing came to me. The question that I am going to tell you was answered: “Did Sam Westing have any sons or daughter?” As a matter of fact, he did. A daughter named Violet.

I used many other strategies like prediction and inference. I suggest you use a few of the strategies for reading because thinking while reading is awesome and very healthy for your brain!

Keep on readin’

            KT