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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Parts of a Mystery
Ellen Raskin
Authors
100
a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries
clue
100
an act that is against the law
crime
100
Where someone is working to solve the mystery
Body of the story
100

True or False- she has 5 books published

False

100
What did Edward Stratemeyer write?
The Hardy Boys
200
someone who is harmed or suffers some loss because of the crime
victim
200
a person who investigates mysteries and gathers information
dectective
200
We learn about the problem and meet the characters
Introduction
200

Where was Ellen Raskin born?

Milwaukee, WI
200
Who wrote Cam Jansen?
David Adler
300
something that proves who committed the crime
evidence
300
something that is secret and unknown
mystery
300
Where the problem/mystery is solved
Conclusion
300

What award did The Westing Game win in 1979?

The Newberry Medal

300
Who wrote The Boxcar Children
Gertrude Chandler Warner
400
another name for a detective
sleuth
400
a person who is believed to have possibly committed the crime
suspect
400
Where is the story of the mystery located?
Character Plot Setting Theme
400

The name of the 1997 movie based on the book.

What is The Westing Game?

400
Name one other mystery genre book and its author
Answers will vary
500
a false lead that throws the investigator off track
red herring
500
an excuse that a suspect uses to show that he or she was somewhere else than at the scene of the crime
alibi
500
True or False Characters in the story include a witness, suspects, narrator, and a detective.
False
500

How does the author want you to read this book? (according to her Newberry acceptance speech)

Slowly and curiously

500
Who is said to be the "creator" of the mystery genre?
Edgar Allen Poe