Hi, my name is Timmy. I am nine years old. My favorite part of the web site is the stock market. I worked on the stock market, bird watching, and summary sections. My favorite character in the book is Turtle Wexler. I have two lizards and I like to play sports and make models.

My name is Megan. I am 9 1/2 years old. My favorite color is blue. I like to swim. I also like to play softball. I like to write. I worked on the Flora Baumbach site and the home page. My favorite character is Angela. My favorite part of the site is the Flora Baumbach page.

My name is Ryan. I am in 4th grade and am currently nine years old. I have three pets-a Golden Retriever dog, a Schnauzer dog, and a cat. I really like playing and working on computers. My favorite part of this project was the research. I worked on the crossword puzzle, geography, inventions, and 10 best mystery sections. My favorite character in the book was Turtle.

My name is Jeff. I am 10 years old. I live with my Mom, Dad and my dog, Molly. My favorite hobby is working on the computer. I really favored reading the book in preparation for this project. Meeting as a team was exciting also! In the book, my favorite character was Mr. Hoo. He reminded me of a character in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations. I don't know what I am going to be when I grow up.


I'm Christian and I'm 9 years old. Some of my hobbies are reading and playing basketball. I also like to play outside in the snow and go to the park in the summer. I have one fish named Bluester. I liked reading the book, The Westing Game. My favorite character is Otis Amber. I worked on the game page and the Westing Paper products section.

My name is Ethan. I like to play with my friends, I like to play video games, and I like to play soccer. My favorite foods are pizza and macaroni and cheese. My favorite part of working on Think Quest was working with the equipment.

My name is Lauren and I am ten years old. I have one dog, Angel. I like to play outside, play with my dog, read, and listen to music. My favorite characters in the book are Turtle and Chris. I like Turtle because she is smart. I like Chris because he is a bird watcher. The part I worked on was drawing the characters, the home page, and the quiz section. My favorite part of the project was reading the book and designing the home page.

My name is Charlie and I am ten years old. My favorite part of the site is the games section. I worked on vocabulary words of the crossword puzzle, inventors, and questions for the quiz. My favorite character is Otis Amber. I like him because he is an agent. I have one pet cat, Mittens.

Hi, my name is Casey. I love to play football, softball and basketball. I am 10 years old. Ginny is our family pet. She is a Jack Russell Terrier mixed with Fox Terrier. She is about 2 feet tall. My favorite part of the site is the game section. I worked on the geography of Wisconsin and the top 10 mysteries. My favorite character in The Westing Game is Turtle because she acts almost the same way I do!

My name is Alexis. I am in the fourth grade. I am 9 years old. I have two sisters and 1 brother. I like skating, reading, drawing and inventing. My favorite character in the book was Turtle. I am like Turtle because I am a good kicker. ( I play soccer!)

Hi! I am Kirsten and I am ten years old. I worked on the biography of Ellen Raskin section. My favorite part of the site was drawing and coloring the pictures. Flora Baumbach was my favorite character because she sewed and I like to sew.

I'm Danny. I am 10 years old. I have one dog named Grizzly. My favorite part of the site is the games. I worked on the biography of Ellen Raskin and the inventor page. My favorite character is Otis Amber. I like him because he is an agent.

Hi, my name is Robb. I have two cats. Their names are Blackey and Pounce. I also have a fish named Lifeless. He's name Lifeless because he doesn't move much. Next, I have a sister. She's a pest. My Mom likes to read. My Dad likes car video games. I forgot to mention I am nine years old. Some of my hobbies are collecting things and making model cars. I worked on the chess page and the Doug Hoo page. My favorite part about working on this project is that we get to use the computer.

My name is Duncan. I like Nintendo 64, Legos, and playing on my computer. While working on this site, I am nine years old. I did the neurology and games pages. In the book, my favorite character was Turtle. I have one dog. I like working on computers.

My name is Amanda and I am nine and a half years old. I like to swim. My favorite color is blue. I got o River View Elementary School. My favorite part was reading the book. I worked on the home page and section on Flora Baumbach. I like to read and write. My favorite character is Flora Baumbach. I like Flora is cool because she is a dressmaker.

Hi! My name is Mrs. Kelley Gallt. I am a 4th grade teacher at River View Elementary in Plainfield, Illinois. This is my second year coaching a ThinkQuest team. I had so much fun working with the students on this year's site! Mysteries are my absolute favorite genre, and The Westing Game has always been at the top of my list of best books to read. I hope after you visit our site, you'll discover a love of mysteries as well!

Hi, my name is Mrs. Sharon McLaren. I have been a teacher for three years. I have taught first grade for two years and this is my first year teaching fourth grade. I have been married for thirteen years. I have two children, a girl who is six years old and a boy who is 4 ½. I also have a Brittany Spaniel dog who is twelve years old and still loves to play Frisbee. In my spare time, I love to do aerobics and play with my children outside. We love to go swimming in the summer and snowmobiling in the winter.

Hi, my name is Mrs. Kelly Gilbert. I have been a teacher for three years. I have taught fourth grade for all three years. I have been married for less than a year. I currently have a baby due in August of 2002. I have a Cocker Spaniel, Sam, who is eight year old. In my free time, I love to read and spend time with family and friends.