Griffin is a sensitive bossy dude, which sort of throws me off. It's actually written to be a third person from Griffin's POV. If I was the author I would have made Ben to be the main character all the way through. I really enjoyed this story over all, but there were a couple of things that I didn't love.

I can't believe that they actually pulled the first break in off! And then despite the bumps in the road they pulled off the second one too! Of course there were issues, as in in the end Griffin had to hand over the card, but all in all, he got it! The story was really fun! It played on my nerves, which is just because this is not my normal genre. Haunted houses an other such things are something I'm personally really strict about in my reading, so it may not really influence your idea of the book. A fast-paced, nail-biting, suspenseful adventure full of imaginative escapades and plans-of-action that is sure to please readers who are young and young at heart.īeside the haunted house tale in the beginning, this book was pretty cool. You'll just have to read all about it in Swindle by Gordon Korman. Will he succeed in getting past Palomino's guard dogs, high-tech security system and the nosiest neighbor on the planet? A rock-climber, a computer genius, a bully, an actor and an animal-rights activist are all part of his entourage. Griffin gathers just the perfect set of classmates to help him with his baseball card heist to get back what he believes is rightfully his.

That's when the reality of the situation sets in and Griffin and Ben find out that the card is extremely rare and worth somewhere near one million dollars! They've been had, they've been cheated.they've been swindled! Griffin revs up into action and lives up to his name, Griffin Bing: The Man with a Plan. Wendell (sounds deceptively like swindle, eh?) Palomino for a cool $120, they are disappointed it wasn't worth more. After Griffin and his friend, Ben make a deal for the card and sell it to S. That brings him to Palomino's Emphorium of Collectibles and Memorabilia. 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.

Swindle by gordon korman