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Swindle (Swindle #1)
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...more
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...more
Hardcover, 256 pages
Published
March 1st 2008
by Scholastic Press
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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 t and Griffin and Ben...more
Swindle is a really good book. I really like Griffin because he's "the man with the plan."
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This book is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And its about baseball!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Feb 17, 2009
Claire
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
4th grade and up- mystery, kids detectives outsmart the grownups
Recommended to Claire by:
Roz, she says kids are loving this title
Yeah, a book for the 9 year old and up. A classic heist, I can easily see it as a movie, the smart kids in the class band together to teach a cheating collectibles dealer a well deserved lesson.
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this was a really good book. this book is about a kid named griffin bing and how he got cheated out of a million dollar card. the protagonists of the story are griffin and ben slovak, who are best friends and about 11 years old. the antagonists in the story are Palimo S. Windle. the setting of the story takes place in modern day time and the kids are in the sixth grade i really like the setting, i also liked the mystery in the book. two quotes i liked from the book happened to be on the same pa...more
Swindle
Gordon Korman
Adventure/Mystery
256 Pages
This book starts with Griffin's sleepover party, where only his best friend came, and suddenly, he finds an old baseball card. It had the picture of Babe Ruth and he knew it was really valuable. Ben and Griffin quickly went to Palomino's Emporium of Collectibles and Memorabilia to get the opinion of an expert. They asks S. Wendell (the expert) and apparently, he gives them bad news that the card was worth very little. So Wendell offers them $120 and...more
Gordon Korman
Adventure/Mystery
256 Pages
This book starts with Griffin's sleepover party, where only his best friend came, and suddenly, he finds an old baseball card. It had the picture of Babe Ruth and he knew it was really valuable. Ben and Griffin quickly went to Palomino's Emporium of Collectibles and Memorabilia to get the opinion of an expert. They asks S. Wendell (the expert) and apparently, he gives them bad news that the card was worth very little. So Wendell offers them $120 and...more
The main character Griffin and his friend Ben hit the jackpot while spending the night in an abandoned mansion. Griffin was looking around the mansion when he found a rare one of a kind Babe Ruthe baseball card. In the days after Griffin finds the card, he decides to sell it. Griffin goes to a small shop where he meets the jerky store owner. The owner tells Griffin that the card isn’t worth anything and Griffin decides to sell the card for cheap. A few days later Griffin sees in the news that th...more
By: Gordon Korman
252 pages
Realistic Fiction
The book Swindle by Gordon Korman is about The man with the plan Griffin Bing. He tells his parents he is at a sleep over at his friends house. The catch was that they and a few friends would sneak into a house that was going to get destroyed the next morning. You might ask why they would do such a thing, but thats something most kids would do. The trick was that they wouldn't destroy a house with kids in it. The kids of Cedarville wanted the old house...more
252 pages
Realistic Fiction
The book Swindle by Gordon Korman is about The man with the plan Griffin Bing. He tells his parents he is at a sleep over at his friends house. The catch was that they and a few friends would sneak into a house that was going to get destroyed the next morning. You might ask why they would do such a thing, but thats something most kids would do. The trick was that they wouldn't destroy a house with kids in it. The kids of Cedarville wanted the old house...more
The book Swindle by Gordon Korman is by far one of the best books i have ever read. Its about baseball and i love baseball books. this book was about a group of boys and it is the last day of summer and they want to throw a sleepover party at this abandoned haunted house. only 2 people show and on of them is griffin, griffin finds a babe ruth baseball card. He goes to turn it in and and this guy naked s. wendel aka swendle cheats him out of the card and now griffin needs to get that card back.
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The reason that I chose this book was that my brother had read the whole series so I started reading this book.The story is mainly about these boys who sold a really valuable baseball card, not knowing what it was, they got tricked by the buyer into buying it for a a very small price compared to what it actually costed. Now these two boys have made a heist with five other people to get the card back. My favorite quote was when Griffin asked Mr. Mulroney if he spent a lot of time outside and he s...more
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I am going to tell you about Swindle. Swindle is a book by Gordon Kormon. It is a book about some kids who find a million dollar Babe Ruth card. They take it to this guy who might now some things about this card. He says it’s worth nothing and gives them a few bucks for it. Later on the news they see the guy with the card say that the card actually was a million dollar card. The kids were mad that they were cheated so this is how they get the idea to break into the guys house to get their card.
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Jan 14, 2013
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Swindle, by Gordon Korman is a very good book. Korman’s book is well written and really hooks the reader in. This is a good book for pretty much everybody.
The main character Griffin and his friend Ben hit the jackpot while spending the night in an abandoned mansion. Griffin was looking around the mansion when he found a rare one of a kind Babe Ruth baseball card. In the days after Griffin finds the card, he decides to sell it. Griffin goes to a small shop where he meets the stingy store owner. T...more
The main character Griffin and his friend Ben hit the jackpot while spending the night in an abandoned mansion. Griffin was looking around the mansion when he found a rare one of a kind Babe Ruth baseball card. In the days after Griffin finds the card, he decides to sell it. Griffin goes to a small shop where he meets the stingy store owner. T...more
Swindle by Gordon Korman kept me on my toes throughout the whole book because there was plenty of action, and very few dull or unimportant moments. The book was about a boy named Griffin who happened to find an unusual baseball card at an abandoned house and wanted to find out its value. He takes the card to a local expert, Mr. Palomino, who values it around 100 dollars and offers to buy it from him. Later, Griffin sees Mr. Palomino on the news, and sees that the card he sold to Mr. Palomino is...more
When Griffin Bing and his pal Ben discover an old Babe Ruth baseball card in a home about to be demolished, Griffin–aware that his dad’s lack of success as an inventor is causing increasing stress at home–dreams of selling it for thousands and using his share to keep the family financially afloat. The boys are somewhat deflated when they present the card to collectibles dealer S. Wendell Palomino and he suggests that it is a reproduction and buys it for just $120.
They soon discover that the slea...more
They soon discover that the slea...more
Review by Jeffery
The book I read was Swindle. The main character is Ben Bing he is in sixth grade. One night Ben set up a sleepover with all of his friends at a house that no one lives in. At the sleepover they find a very old baseball card it was Babe Ruth when he played for the red sox. So the next day he and his friends turned it in for some money the guy said there were many in the world so he gave Ben 100 dollars. That afternoon Ben was watching the tv when he saw the guy who told them ther...more
The book I read was Swindle. The main character is Ben Bing he is in sixth grade. One night Ben set up a sleepover with all of his friends at a house that no one lives in. At the sleepover they find a very old baseball card it was Babe Ruth when he played for the red sox. So the next day he and his friends turned it in for some money the guy said there were many in the world so he gave Ben 100 dollars. That afternoon Ben was watching the tv when he saw the guy who told them ther...more
I read SWINDLE by Gordon Korman. In this amazing book, Griffin has always been the man with a plan, and his friend Ben has always followed through. But this plan is unthinkable. Griffin's family is having financial problems and Griffin might be able to solve them. When Griffin finds a rare baseball card in a house that is going to be torn down, he hopes that it will be worth a lot of money. Griffin and Ben go to a collectible store and make a few hundred dollars on it. Then they find out that it
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This book is a realistic fiction. Griffin Bing finds a Babe Ruth baseball card when he spends the night in a mansion that is about to be demolished. He wants to sell the card to make some money. Unfortunately, S. Windle Palomino, who works at a collectible a shop, tricks them into selling it for 120 dollars. They later find out the card is worth a million dollars and must come up with a plan to get it back. I would recommend this book to a young reader who because it is easy to understand and ke...more
I read this book in fifth grade and I really enjoyed it. The main characters were developed well for a lower reading level. They were two boys who had eyes for adventure, they drew out there plans and the author showed that in a cool way... He actually put the plans as a picture and showed the kids thoughts through that.
I felt the conflict was very cool. I recall it being that the boys found a valuable baseball card, and got ripped off when they sold it to a shop. To restore what they deserved t...more
I felt the conflict was very cool. I recall it being that the boys found a valuable baseball card, and got ripped off when they sold it to a shop. To restore what they deserved t...more
Swindle
Gordon Korman
256 pages
9/10/12
Griffin Bing finds a baseball card of Babe Ruth in an old house and takes it to a pond shop. He gets ripped off by the manager and gets only $120.00 back. He gets mad and gets his friends to help him get it back. They break into the pond shop and discover that its not there. Later they discover that its in the pond shop managers house. They come across lots of problems but eventually have the perfect plan. They get in and get out, but leave lots of evidence. T...more
Gordon Korman
256 pages
9/10/12
Griffin Bing finds a baseball card of Babe Ruth in an old house and takes it to a pond shop. He gets ripped off by the manager and gets only $120.00 back. He gets mad and gets his friends to help him get it back. They break into the pond shop and discover that its not there. Later they discover that its in the pond shop managers house. They come across lots of problems but eventually have the perfect plan. They get in and get out, but leave lots of evidence. T...more
A fun read if you're able to suspend your adult sensibilities-- and it's worth a try. The story is expertly paced, with the plot thickening at just the right moments and the chapters ending in cliffhangers. There's little character development, though each character is certainly distinguishable by his or her particular special ability (the computer nerd, the child actor, etc.). The lists that Griffin makes for his plans might make for a good curriculum tie-in. In addition, there are some tough e...more
The author's purpose for writing this book was entertainment. He wanted to write a book that kids could enjoy. There is not a lesson or anything like that in this book. I think that this book was written for the purpose of making money. I will say that there was an underlying message at the end not to cheat people, but other than that it was written for entertainment.
The theme of the book was to be honest. If Swindle had been honest about what the card was worth then he would not have had to wor...more
The theme of the book was to be honest. If Swindle had been honest about what the card was worth then he would not have had to wor...more
Jan 18, 2012
Tyler Sullivan
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Tyler Sullivan
Mr. Rich
English 2
18 January 2011
Book Review E
Korman, Gordon. Swindle. New York: Scholastic Inc., 2008.
When there are daunting tasks ahead, the best way to overcome these large challenges is the use of teamwork and trust. In Swindle, by Gordon Korman, these two values are essential when Griffin Bing is cheated out of a million dollar baseball card and he and his friends must plan and carry out an elaborate heist in order to reclaim it. As it is impossible for Griffin to navigate pa...more
Mr. Rich
English 2
18 January 2011
Book Review E
Korman, Gordon. Swindle. New York: Scholastic Inc., 2008.
When there are daunting tasks ahead, the best way to overcome these large challenges is the use of teamwork and trust. In Swindle, by Gordon Korman, these two values are essential when Griffin Bing is cheated out of a million dollar baseball card and he and his friends must plan and carry out an elaborate heist in order to reclaim it. As it is impossible for Griffin to navigate pa...more
Jan 18, 2012
Jeff Williams
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Swindle scholastic press,2008,252 pp.,$5.99
Gordon Korman ISBN 0-545-05591-1
Have you ever had something that you were to close to to let go well Griffin Bing did. He had a very rare Babe Ruth baseball card that at the time he didnt know was rare at the time. Griffin was going to sell it to the evil silver tounge devil named S. Wendell Palomino who knew the card was priceless. He finaly found out the card was worth alot when he saw the evil shop keeper on the news talking about pawning it off for...more
Gordon Korman ISBN 0-545-05591-1
Have you ever had something that you were to close to to let go well Griffin Bing did. He had a very rare Babe Ruth baseball card that at the time he didnt know was rare at the time. Griffin was going to sell it to the evil silver tounge devil named S. Wendell Palomino who knew the card was priceless. He finaly found out the card was worth alot when he saw the evil shop keeper on the news talking about pawning it off for...more
A book review:
"I'll live,” Pitch assured him.
“Make sure you do.” He ran out into the dark hall, where he nearly bumped into Savannah and the dog.
“Griffin, there’s something wrong with Luthor.”
Griffin Bing is so close to a million dollars . . . but then a collector, S. Wendell Palomino (Swindle) steals his rare Babe Ruth card. Griffin is so determined to get it back, he puts together a team of friends. Now he , Ben, Savannah, Pitch, Logan, Melissa and Darren need to break into Swindle’s house and...more
"I'll live,” Pitch assured him.
“Make sure you do.” He ran out into the dark hall, where he nearly bumped into Savannah and the dog.
“Griffin, there’s something wrong with Luthor.”
Griffin Bing is so close to a million dollars . . . but then a collector, S. Wendell Palomino (Swindle) steals his rare Babe Ruth card. Griffin is so determined to get it back, he puts together a team of friends. Now he , Ben, Savannah, Pitch, Logan, Melissa and Darren need to break into Swindle’s house and...more
I thought the book was really great. It had a good plot and it made me want to keep reading the book. The author did a good job. Here is a summary of the book, Swindle by Gordon Korman.
Griffin and his buddy Ben find a Babe Ruth baseball card in a home about to be demolished. There first instinct was to see how much it was. Well, the collectible dealer, which his name is Palomino, bought it for 120 dollars. The kids later found out that the baseball card was not a reproduction, and it was worth w...more
Griffin and his buddy Ben find a Babe Ruth baseball card in a home about to be demolished. There first instinct was to see how much it was. Well, the collectible dealer, which his name is Palomino, bought it for 120 dollars. The kids later found out that the baseball card was not a reproduction, and it was worth w...more
The owner of the card shop that is in my town is also an appraiser. I have been there many times and bought thousands of baseball cards. Over the summer when I was very young I went to a camp. Every day my mom would pick me up and get me a pack of baseball cards. I had two 3 inch binders full of cards. Just like me in the book Swindle Griffin collects baseball cards. Just like in Swindle by Gordan Korman there is a baseball card shop and appraiser right down the street from my house. Griffin ge...more
He will never trust a stranger again. I recommend this book to all young adults and to people who like a surprise because there are many parts in this book that are breath taking events In the world lots of kids can get kidnapped by people who are creepy and use things to force kids to walk over to them. For example some people would buy a puppy and ask kids to walk over and pet it. Or sometimes people will buy candy and ask a young one if he wants some candy. Then there’s the trick that the cr...more
I thought the book was really great. It was one of those books that kept you reading. I just wanted to keep finding out what was happening so i kept reading and got the book done. On the back cover it says "When Griffin Bing plans a spookey sleepover in a haunted house that's about to be demolished, he isn't planning on making a fortune. But then he discovers something more valuable than gold: a rare Babe Ruth baseball card, hidden out of view for many years.
Griffin's on his way to a million do...more
Griffin's on his way to a million do...more
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Korman wrote his first book, "This Can't be Happening at Macdonald Hall", when he was 12 years old, for a coach who suddenly found himself teaching 7th grade English. He later took that episode and created a book out of it, as well, in "The Sixth Grade Nickname Game", wherein Mr. Huge was based on that 7th grade teacher.
Korman moved to New York City, where he studied film and film writing. While i...more
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