That book series could be another post on its own! If you want to know more about the 39 Clues books, click on this link for all you need to know. If you don't know Gordon Korman, I promise you are probably familiar with his work as he wrote two of the ten books in the 39 Clues book series. with 11-year-olds, in a super stand-alone heist caper.' It really is an Ocean's 11 for kids! It has the heist, the humor, and great characters. Perhaps the best book description I've come across is from Amazon's site where they call the book 'Ocean's 11. Griffin and his friends embark on a plan to steal his card back from Palamino. However, he is swindled out of the card by a con man named S. In this book, Griffin finds a rare collectible Babe Ruth card that will be the answer to his family's money problems. Swindle is the story of a group of eleven year olds led by Griffin Bing, the man with the plan. It was also their required summer reading novel and I knew if we didn't do it together, they just wouldn't have done it. I used it for shared reading with my summer school friends. This is Gordon Korman at his crowd-pleasing best, perfect for readers who like to hoot, howl, and heist.Ĭustomers who bought this item also bought.Swindle was actually published in 2009 and has been floating around in my class library for a while. There are many things standing in their way - a menacing guard dog, a high-tech security system, a very secret hiding place, and their inability to drive - but Griffin and his team are going to get back what's rightfully his. with 11-year-olds, in a super stand-alone heist caper from Gordon KormanĪfter 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.

Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 Physical Information: 0.63' H x 5.36' W x 7.6' (0.39 lbs) 256 pagesįeatures: Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian

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Swindle by gordon korman