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Title	:	Swindle (Swindle #1)
Author	:	Gordon Korman
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary 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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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.

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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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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 Ben

This is the first book in the Swindle series by Gordon Korman. The story details how a group of children come together to right a wrong, planning their stealthy operation with precise steps and thinking of most of the contingencies. The leader, Griffin, creates his team focusing on the talents each child possesses. And together, they are able to work around most obstacles But, as expected, their plan goes awry, and the team gets caught up in a big mess.The narrative is short and engaging and I

I read this for my kid's book club. Although it is reasonably well written and paced the plot was hare-brained and immoral. The 'hero' lies with premeditation, steals, gets swindled when he sells his stolen goods, concocts an attempted burglary and then steals again. There are no repercussions, lessons learned or character development. Money is the main motivator for all the characters. It's pretty awful.

The first in Korman's Swindle series stars Griffin "Man with the Plan" Bing and ensemble cast of unlikely heroes. When Griffin is swindled out of a million dollar baseball card by shady antique shop owner S. Wendell Palomino, he plans out a heist that will either save his parents' home ... or land him in all kinds of trouble.This book is all kinds of humour and action/adventure rolled up in one. Griffin is a young boy who loves to create plans that get adults to listen to what kids want. (ex: a

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.

Personal Response: I like Swindle by Gordan Korman because I read the summary on the back and it seems like a good book. At the beginning it is kinda boring but it starts to get better the more I read.Plot: Griffin and Ben find an old Babe Ruth baseball card that is worth a lot of money and sell it to a man known as Swindle who owns a collection store. They sell it for a $100. Later they want it back because he lies about how much it is worth. They find out that he is reselling it for a million

My 9-yr-old brothers reading this and is seriously hyping it up-Guess I gotta read it soon