In this fastpaced caper, 11yearold griffin bing finds something far more profitable than cobwebs during a haunted house sleepovera rare babe ruth baseball card. If there are additional titles from this series that you would like added, please let us know. Swindle is about two kids, griffin and ben, who find a rare babe ruth 1920 baseball card, which is the first year for the yankees. 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 series 8 primary works 8 total works a dream team of kids performs blockbustermoviestyle operations from stealing back a milliondollar baseball card, to breaking mistreated animals out of a cheesy zoo, to hiding a lovable but unstable and occasionally vicious doberman from his unscrupulous former owner. Swindle meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. When griffin bing plans a spooky sleepover in a haunted house thats about to be.
Invoking the in the beginning language of genesis 1. Bens dad says that hes an old nerd because he remembers something from startrek that had the number 1701, which is the number that they were looking for. The collection contains eightyfour short stories about swindling, fraud, and deception. Griffin bing is the man with a plan, and his plans are often huge. This story is awesome they start off in a house where they was going to stay to prove that they should get a skate park. The stakes are high, enemies relentless and the group has to be extremely intelligent to outwit swindle and take the card back.
Characters the characters in my book include ben slovak, and. 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 swindles compound and recapture the card. A smart, young boy named griffin bing decides to invite his entire school grade over for. If something needs doing, griffin carefully plans a fix and his best friend ben usually gets roped in as assistant. Gordon has written more than sixty books for kids and young adults, including zoobreak, swindle, and son of the mob, as well as the on the run series and the island, everest. Swindle by gordon korman book 1 of the swindle series. Swindle went on tv and announced that this was a very valuable card that could be worth as much as one million dollars. A local card dealer nicknamed swindle manages to trick him out of it, so griffin must put together a group of. Gordon korman is the author of the 39 clues book 2. His family is going through rough times and are about to go bankrupt. Summary edit when griffin bing plans a spooky sleepover in a haunted house thats about to be demolished, he isnt planning on making a fortune.
Add to reading list share this book above are swindle series books that are currently on. 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 hightech security system, a very secret hiding place, and their general inability to drive but griffin and his. Swindle is a 2008 childrens novel by gordon korman. Well they do and one of the kids find a card they is like.
There are about seven or eight main characters in the book swindle, but i have selected griffin, ben, and darren to describe to you. John did not include the nativity story in his gospel. This fast paced suspenseful adventure will leave you asking for more of action packed thrillers. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Swindle by gordon korman context clue vocabulary set two. Oct 05, 2015 the great swindle, which won the prix goncourt in 20 and has important things to say about the dark, chaotic aftermath of world war i in france, is a big, swirling tale that itself reads. Griffin bing, the man with the plan, and his full complement of coconspirators from swindle 2008 are back. They do not realize the zoo is heavily guarded by a seemingly mean security. Swindle definition is to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit. It is a caper story about the retrieval of a valuable baseball card. In swindle by gordon korman book 1 of the series, griffin bings family has fallen upon hard times, but he thinks their fortunes have turned once he finds a babe ruth baseball card in an old house.
Zoobreak is a 2009 childrens novel by gordon korman and is the sequel to the 2008 book swindle. Swindle comes across like an oceans eleven or mission impossible for kids. Mar 01, 2008 elevenyearold griffin bing is the man with the plan. To deepen their comprehension of the plot, teach students to identify the sequence of plot events and analyze the relationship between those events.
Wondering why the holidays werent what you expected this past year. Food fights, a blind nun, angry russians, and even a call me maybe breakout musical segment are just some of the notable features sure to delight kids, and all thats before the teens ingenious scheme exacts due revenge on a slimy con man you just. The book of swindles pian jing, also known by its longer title, a new book for foiling swindlers, based on worldly experience jianghu lilan dupian xinshu, is said to be the first chinese story collection about fraud. Gordon korman books including swindle books are awesome and. Its part of a free multipart training guide about genres of books, written by a former ny times bestselling literary agent. In the mean time the kids climbed darrens ladder and got onto the roof. The book is about a 6th grader named griffin bing who has discovered an extremely rare babe ruth baseball card in an old house. Oct 30, 2018 a book report is a summary of the contents, plot, or thesis of a particular book. Picture book picture storybook is a book with very little words and a lot of pictures. Zoobreak swindle is a 2008 childrens novel by gordon korman. The book genre dictionary has book genre definitions, and examples, for every book genre. We all enjoyed the kids getting even with the dishonest swindle, but they dont actually get away with the heist. Free swindle worksheets and literature unit for teachers. 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 swindles compound an.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Free swindle study unit worksheets for teachers to print. The great swindle, which won the prix goncourt in 20 and has important things to say about the dark, chaotic aftermath of world war i in france, is a big, swirling tale that itself reads. Griffin and ben have a sleepover at a old house that is scheduled to be demolished next morning. It is a caper story about the retrieval of a valuable baseball card and built on creativity and simple language.
Based on a popular book by gordon korman, swindle is like oceans eleven for a younger crowd. Savannah dysdale is an animal whisperer helps calm luthor, the vicious. It played on my nerves, which is just because this is not my normal genre. When the town council ignores his plan for a skate park on the grounds of the soontobe demolished rockford house, griffin plans a campout in the house. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Animal whisperer savannahs capuchin monkey cleopatra turns up missing, and a suspicious banana leads savannah to the conclusion that cleos been monkeynapped. Swindler definition of swindler by the free dictionary. The book starts off with griffins plan to spend a night with a bunch of his classmates in a creaky, old. What is the genre of a book and why is it so important. Robberies, baseball cards, and action, all in the book swindle. A genre is a specific type of music, film, or writing. Swindle is a plotdriven book with the action occurring in a fastpaced sequence. Sernoll, 1967 ill give you some tips on how to write a.
After a mean collector named swindle cons him out of his most valuable baseball card, griffin bing. Sep 06, 2016 the great swindle, pierre lemaitres gripping tale of albert and edouard, two desperate, damaged veterans of the great war and their ingenious plot to scam the postwar populace of france is, quite simply, one of the best damn books ive read in years. Griffin is in the 6th grade, he is tiny and scrawny, has blonde hair and blue eyes. Book of john overview insight for living ministries. When describing swindle and figuring out the password to his house, he says, i think we are dealing with an old nerd, too. Swindle, zoobreak, framed, showoff, hideout, jackpot, unleashed, and jingle. Start studying swindle by gordon korman context clue vocabulary set two. Zain abideen the story swindle is an adventure story of a boy named griffin bing, or as his best friend, ben slovak calls him the man with the plan. Additionally, mean queen kathy steps through a mirror that turns her weirdly nice and she. Now the unteachables is barnes and nobles firstever book of the month. The book was the first of a series, followed by zoobreak, framed. Griffin is cheated out of a milliondollar baseball card by a. After a mean collector named swindle cons him out of his most valuable baseball.
Your favorite literary genre might be science fiction, and your favorite film genre might be horror flicks about cheerleaders. After a mean collector named swindle cons him out of his most. A dream team of kids performs blockbustermoviestyle operations from stealing back a milliondollar baseball card, to breaking mistreated animals out of a cheesy zoo, to hiding a lovable but unstable and occasionally vicious doberman from his unscrupulous former owner. The book starts off with griffins plan to spend a night with a bunch of his classmates in a creaky, old, rumoredtobehaunted, readytobetorndown house, a plan that doesnt exactly come off with a. The writer of a book report is not required to evaluate the author, although he oftentimes does so. While there, he discovers a rare babe ruth baseball card.
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