Swindle
by Gordon Korman
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Reviewed by Sally Kruger aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com
Griffin Bing had a plan. He invited everyone he could think of to a sleepover at the Old Rockford House. It was scheduled to be demolished the next day, but Griffin hoped to use the sleepover as a protest of sorts. He was very disappointed that only his best friend, Ben, showed up.
A group of the kids had the idea that the city could build a skate park on the property when the creepy old house was torn down, but th...more
Griffin Bing had a plan. He invited everyone he could think of to a sleepover at the Old Rockford House. It was scheduled to be demolished the next day, but Griffin hoped to use the sleepover as a protest of sorts. He was very disappointed that only his best friend, Ben, showed up.
A group of the kids had the idea that the city could build a skate park on the property when the creepy old house was torn down, but th...more
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Read in February, 2008
I work as library media specialist in a school district with four elementary buildings. Right now two of the schools are holding their annual book fair and “Swindle” is the most sought after item … other than the pencils with fuzzy dog toppers (cringe). It helps that “Swindle” was featured prominently in a video we show students hyping up some of the books that will be on sale. I have to say that the hype was warranted. This heist story is sure to catch on with a wide range of readers,...more
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Read in June, 2008
I did enjoy it but, I'm trying not to give everything 4 or 5 stars. I'm trying to save five stars for the books that especialluy good and four that were close. This is a good story about an 11 year old boy seeking justice after being swindled. His method of robbing is a bit usual but, sometimes you have to play it like the bad guys. In the end though justice is served but, not in the way the boy thought it would be. What was especially cleaver in this story is that Korman would drop hints a...more
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Read in March, 2008
recommends it for:
children fourth to sixth grade
I really enjoyed this book. Since it has gotten a lot of buzz in my school (many kids bought it at the recent Scholastic Book Fair) I had to check it out.
I enjoyed the story very much. A rare baseball card is found by a young boy. He sells it to a collectibles shop. The owner "does him a favor" by buying the card for $120.00. Soon afterwards he realizes he was duped! The card turns out to be very rare and is expected to receive up to a million dollars in a rare collectibles au...more
I enjoyed the story very much. A rare baseball card is found by a young boy. He sells it to a collectibles shop. The owner "does him a favor" by buying the card for $120.00. Soon afterwards he realizes he was duped! The card turns out to be very rare and is expected to receive up to a million dollars in a rare collectibles au...more
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Read in June, 2008
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Heritage book clubrecommends it for: Luke and Chris
Just read "Frindle," now reading "Swindle." What is the likelihood of that?!
This book was so much fun. It's a middle-school heist of giant proportions, as Griffin Bing and his friends of differing skills (computer hacking, climbing, dog whispering) conspire to steal back a valuable Babe Ruth baseball card for which they were underpaid by shady pawn shop owner S. Wendell "Swindle" Palomino. Some very interesting twists that kept my biting my nails till the end. B...more
This book was so much fun. It's a middle-school heist of giant proportions, as Griffin Bing and his friends of differing skills (computer hacking, climbing, dog whispering) conspire to steal back a valuable Babe Ruth baseball card for which they were underpaid by shady pawn shop owner S. Wendell "Swindle" Palomino. Some very interesting twists that kept my biting my nails till the end. B...more
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Read in March, 2008
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Children. The galley recommends ages 9-12 and that seems pretty appropriate.
Kid finds baseball card.
Kid sells baseball card to a dishonest guy who tells him it's not worth much.
Kid finds out what the card is really worth and vows to get it back. Plans are made. Plans go wrong. But of course, things work out satisfactorily in the end, even if they are not the way the kid planned.
I don't know many sixth graders who would actually act like the kids in the book do, but it's fiction, and it will be fun for kids to read. It seems like a story that would make a good D...more
Kid sells baseball card to a dishonest guy who tells him it's not worth much.
Kid finds out what the card is really worth and vows to get it back. Plans are made. Plans go wrong. But of course, things work out satisfactorily in the end, even if they are not the way the kid planned.
I don't know many sixth graders who would actually act like the kids in the book do, but it's fiction, and it will be fun for kids to read. It seems like a story that would make a good D...more
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Read in March, 2008
This was a very fun read! It's about a group of kids who have been swindled out of a million dollar baseball card by an unethical businessman. They take revenge by burglarizing his home and trying to steal the card back. The ending has some cute plot twists. I couldn't put it down. I wanted to find out how the kids got themselves out of trouble. This is definitely a book that will hook reluctant readers. However, it might raise a few parental eyebrows because of the subject matter.
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Read in January, 2008
Griffin is always the man with a plan and when he is swindled out of a rare baseball card by a shady dealer he comes up with a master plan to get it back - trouble is, the plan is illegal and wrong. I was really nervous as I read this story because I just couldn't see how this could end well. But the ending was satisfying on many levels and I felt the author nailed some aspects of not thinking things through at that age.
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Read in March, 2008
A baseball card, a gang of misfit elementary students, a crooked retailer, and a heist. Korman once again entertains children with a tale of youthful enterprise versus adult sensibilities. None of the characters are fleshed out particularly well but young readers will not mind. The strength of this story is the problematic efforts to right a wrong and recover swindled property.
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swindle is a book about a boy names Griffen who foun a base ball in an old house. Next he takes the card th the card shop to seee how much it is worth the owner said around 2 dollars so he gets the money but in the morning the owner is on tv saying that toe card is wourth 1 millon dollares. If you want to hear more than read thr book.
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Read in May, 2008
Griffin Bing found a baseball card worth almost a million dollars but a dishonest pawn broker tricks him into selling it to him for $120. Griffin gets a band of kids together to try and steal the card back before it's auctioned off. Good quick read kind of reminds me of the Homework Machine because it's a group of kids with a secret.
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This was a pretty cute book, better-written than a LOT of the stuff my son asks me to read to him (e.g., the Magic Treehouse books). It's the kind of book that makes a kid feel he could take some action when "the big people" don't listen... although the message is given that it's not automatically going to work out perfectly!
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Read in February, 2008
Griffin, a 6th grader, was cheated out of thousands of dollars when a collector under paid him for a Babe Ruth baseball card. When he found out out that he was swindled, he assembled a team of friends, each with their special skills, to steal back the card. This book reads like a kid's version of Mission Impossible.
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Read in March, 2008
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learn that children should not be under estimated by adults
THe man with the plan he calls himself. Griffin Bing is a 6th grader who thinks everything is possible. When he is cheated out of a baseball card worth one-million dollars, he goes into action. Griffin pulls together a team of other kids to steal back the prized card from a security freak. CAN HE PULL IT OFF?
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Swindle is a really good book. I really like Griffin because he's "the man with the plan."
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Read in April, 2008
This is a wonderful book! This is Gordon Korman at his crowd-pleasing best, perfect for readers who like to hoot, howl, and heist.
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Read in February, 2008
This is a good book for everyone! Its about a kid who finds a baseball card, and sells it to a cardshop owner....that didnt tell him it might be worth $1,000,000!!! And ur ganna hav to read the book to find out wat happens!!!
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Read in May, 2008
Griffin finds a Babe Ruth card from the 1920's and gets cheated by the local dealer. He and his friends have a plan to steal back the card that is worth 1 million dollars. A really good book for boys, 4th grade.
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I loved this book! It was a quick easy read with an exciting plot and fun all the way. It had a pretty satisfactory ending, and was just another enjoyable book for kids by Gordon Korman.
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