Swindle (Swindle #1)
Fantastic heist novel that captures an adventurous sense of imagination and the naïve morality of childhood. The mark of a solid middle grade fiction is when the author maintains the reality of the situation (i.e. includes real consequences) in a way that does not invalidate the child's beliefs.
Swindle is told from the view of multiple characters. The main character is 11-year-old Griffin Bings. Hes known as The Man With The Plan. The book starts with Griffin and his best friend, Benjamin Slovak, otherwise known as Ben. Theyre sitting on their sleeping bags in an abandoned mansion. Its a famous place called the Old Rockford Place. The mansion is going to be demolished the next day. Twenty-eight people said they were going to come to the sleepover Griffin had planned. Zero people showed
A very great book! This book has a lot of author's craft that makes you want to keep reading it! This book is a little bit about crime. A gang of kids try to break in to a person ripped them off (Swindle)'s house. Griffin must be a risk taker. He's the one who took a risk of breaking into a person's house!
I was gonna go and add a bunch of books I read when I was younger, cause idk I just felt like trying to see how many books I actually read, but I was trying to remember what the hell this book was called and it took me SO LONG to figure it out. I very vaguely remembered the book so finding it was a nightmare, but I tried everything, looked through pages of lists and I could not find it. Then by some miracle typing in Doberman worked and oh I was so excited. (Pat on the back for remembering the
This book is a very quick read and it is also pretty funny. I read 70 pages in less then an hour that is how good it is! I think you guys should read it.
This book theme was that not everything is what you think it is. This is best shown by two boys who stay a night in a building to protest not putting up a skate park. While they were in the house they found a valuable card and since there family is tight on money they decide to see a specialist in cards. He told the kids that the card was only worth 120 dollars when it was really worth 2 million dollars. They made plans to try to get the card back. Lets just say that didn't work out to good. In
Gordon Korman
Hardcover | Pages: 256 pages Rating: 3.95 | 16627 Users | 1322 Reviews
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Original Title: | Swindle |
ISBN: | 0439903440 (ISBN13: 9780439903448) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Swindle #1 |
Literary Awards: | South Carolina Book Award for Children's Book (2010), Grand Canyon Reader Award for Intermediate Book (2010), Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (2011), Iowa Children's Choice Award Nominee (2011), Diamond Willow Award (2009) |
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Ocean's 11... with 11-year-olds, in a super stand-alone heist caper from Gordon Korman! After a mean collector named Swindle cons him out of his most valuable baseball card, Griffin Bing must put together a band of misfits to break into Swindle's compound and recapture the card. There are many things standing in their way -- a menacing guard dog, a high-tech security system, a very secret hiding place, and their general inability to drive -- but Griffin and his team are going to get back what's rightfully his . . . even if hijinks ensue. This is Gordon Korman at his crowd-pleasing best, perfect for readers who like to hoot, howl, and heist.Details Regarding Books Swindle (Swindle #1)
Title | : | Swindle (Swindle #1) |
Author | : | Gordon Korman |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 256 pages |
Published | : | March 1st 2008 by Scholastic Press |
Categories | : | Adventure. Realistic Fiction. Mystery. Childrens. Middle Grade. Fiction |
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Ratings: 3.95 From 16627 Users | 1322 ReviewsComment On Regarding Books Swindle (Swindle #1)
When Griffin Bing surprisingly finds an old Babe Ruth baseball card in the about-to-be demolished Rockford Mansion, his first instinct is to determine its worth. That brings him to Palomino's Emphorium of Collectibles and Memorabilia. After Griffin and his friend, Ben make a deal for the card and sell it to S. Wendell (sounds deceptively like swindle, eh?) Palomino for a cool $120, they are disappointed it wasn't worth more. That's when the reality of the situation sets in and Griffin and BenFantastic heist novel that captures an adventurous sense of imagination and the naïve morality of childhood. The mark of a solid middle grade fiction is when the author maintains the reality of the situation (i.e. includes real consequences) in a way that does not invalidate the child's beliefs.
Swindle is told from the view of multiple characters. The main character is 11-year-old Griffin Bings. Hes known as The Man With The Plan. The book starts with Griffin and his best friend, Benjamin Slovak, otherwise known as Ben. Theyre sitting on their sleeping bags in an abandoned mansion. Its a famous place called the Old Rockford Place. The mansion is going to be demolished the next day. Twenty-eight people said they were going to come to the sleepover Griffin had planned. Zero people showed
A very great book! This book has a lot of author's craft that makes you want to keep reading it! This book is a little bit about crime. A gang of kids try to break in to a person ripped them off (Swindle)'s house. Griffin must be a risk taker. He's the one who took a risk of breaking into a person's house!
I was gonna go and add a bunch of books I read when I was younger, cause idk I just felt like trying to see how many books I actually read, but I was trying to remember what the hell this book was called and it took me SO LONG to figure it out. I very vaguely remembered the book so finding it was a nightmare, but I tried everything, looked through pages of lists and I could not find it. Then by some miracle typing in Doberman worked and oh I was so excited. (Pat on the back for remembering the
This book is a very quick read and it is also pretty funny. I read 70 pages in less then an hour that is how good it is! I think you guys should read it.
This book theme was that not everything is what you think it is. This is best shown by two boys who stay a night in a building to protest not putting up a skate park. While they were in the house they found a valuable card and since there family is tight on money they decide to see a specialist in cards. He told the kids that the card was only worth 120 dollars when it was really worth 2 million dollars. They made plans to try to get the card back. Lets just say that didn't work out to good. In
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