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Swindle

Pages
256
Published
2008
Language
English

Synopsis

When a slick collector cons sixth-grader Griffin Bing out of a prized baseball card, he's determined to get it back. Griffin assembles a motley crew of classmates to plan and execute a daring heist to retrieve the stolen item from the collector's secure shop. Their mission is not just about the card, but also about helping Griffin's father save his struggling invention.

About the author

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Gordon Korman

Gordon Korman was born in Montreal, Quebec. In 1970, he relocated with his parents to Thornhill, Ontario. In 7th grade, he wrote a work that went on to become his first novel in a school writing assignment. It was published under the title This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall in 1978, when Korman was 14 years old. He wrote and published another four books while in high school. After high school, he moved to New York City where he studied film and film writing at New York University. In...

Characters

Griffin BingProtagonist
S. Wendell PalominoAntagonist
Slick CollectorAntagonist
All characters in Swindle