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Swindle is a middle-grade novel published in 2008 by Canadian American author Gordon Korman. In the story, 6th-grader Griffin Bing enlists a group of his classmates to retrieve a rare Babe Ruth baseball card from an unscrupulous collector known as Swindle, who has conned Griffin out of the card.
A smart, young boy named Griffin Bing decides to invite his entire class grade over for a sleepover in an old, abandoned house that is slated to be demolished after the town's plan for using as a new space in their town to make a skate park was thrown out because of their youth.
- SWINDLE. The book that started it all. Griffin is cheated out of a million-dollar baseball card by a sleazy collector. And the only way to get it back is to steal it back.
- ZOOBREAK. Savannah’s pet monkey is kidnapped, and is being held captive at All Aboard Animals – a crummy zoo housed on a reconditioned riverboat – along with forty more stolen animals.
- FRAMED. Griffin is accused of stealing a valuable Super Bowl ring. He’s 100% innocent – but how can he prove it? ORDER NOW. Amazon Barnes and Noble Indigo IndieBound.
- SHOWOFF. Luthor – the team’s beloved 150-pound mascot – is in the town pound, facing a tragic fate. There’s only one way to save him: This gigantic, unstable, former attack dog has to learn to be a dainty show dog and win the annual Global Kennel Society dog show.
Sep 23, 2010 · After unscrupulous collector S. Wendell Palamino cons him out of a valuable baseball card, sixth-grader Griffin Bing puts together a band of misfits to break into Palomino's heavily guarded store and steal the card back, planning to use the money to finance his father's failing invention, the SmartPick fruit picker. Access-restricted-item.
Griffin Bing. Griffin Bing is a young boy known for his clever schemes and problem-solving abilities. He values his friendships and is fiercely protective of his possessions, as seen with his determination to recover his stolen baseball card.
Jul 15, 2008 · In this fast-paced caper, 11-year-old Griffin Bing finds something far more profitable than cobwebs during a haunted house sleepover-a rare Babe Ruth baseball card. But when a swindler scams the card from Griffin for only $125, the resourceful sixth grader and his friends plot their revenge.
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Mar 1, 2008 · SWINDLE. From the Swindle series , Vol. 1. by Gordon Korman ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 1, 2008. Eleven-year-old Griffin Bing is “the man with the plan.” If something needs doing, Griffin carefully plans a fix and his best friend Ben usually gets roped in as assistant.
