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. The movie was pretty bad, but ill give nick some credit for trying. Robberies, baseball cards, and action, all in the book swindle. Gordons new york times bestselling swindle series has been transformed in to a movie. Swindle is a 20 made for tv movie by nickelodeon, released on august 24th. And griffin doesnt like the boot camp football atmosphere the new principal has brought. Animal whisperer savannahs capuchin monkey cleopatra turns up missing, and a suspicious banana leads savannah to the conclusion that cleos been monkeynapped. The book was the first of a series, followed by zoobreak, framed.
Gordon kormans swindle series tells of a seemingly. To deepen their comprehension of the plot, teach students to identify the sequence of plot events and analyze the relationship between those events. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 256 pages and is available in hardcover format. There are many things standing in their way a menacing guard dog, a hightech security system, a very secret hiding place, and their inability to drive but griffin and his team are going to get back. Today he is a prolific writer with about 17 million copies of his novels in print. The first edition of the novel was published in march 1st 2008, and was written by gordon korman. The swindle book series by gordon korman includes books swindle, zoobreak, framed, and several more. Gordon korman born october 23, 1963 is a canadian american author.
The book is named after swindle because he cheats on griffin and steals his baseball card. The story details how a group of children come together to right a wrong, planning their stealthy operation with precise steps and thinking of most of the contingencies. One of the greatest kids books in recent times, attracting millions of loyal readers. It consists of 8 books in total which were published between the years 2008 and 2015. Hideout is the fifth book in the series by gordon korman and so to really appreciate the story you should start at the beginning of the series swindle is book. The series follows sixth grader griffin bing and his group of friends on various heistrelated adventures.
Griffin and his best friend, ben slovak, find an old babe ruth. If you want to see a movie based on the book swindle, dont even bother to watch this. Swindle, zoobreak, framed, showoff, hideout, jackpot, unleashed, and jingle. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The leader, griffin, creates his team focusing on the talents each child possesses. Nickelodeon made a film of the same name based on the novel in 20. Tweetsumome tweetin 2008, something great was born. All of the character pictures came from imdb, because there was a movie made of this book, but, unfortunately, logan was left out of the movie. Swindle novel, a 2008 childrens book by gordon korman swindle magazine, a bimonthly arts and culture publication from 2004 to 2009 the swindle video game, a 2015 video game see also edit. Swindle, zoobreak, framed, showoff, hideout, jackpot, and unleashed.
The book is the first of eight books, as of 2019, in the popular swindle series. See the complete swindle series book list in order. Swindle by gordon korman paperback book the parent store. 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. Gordon korman is the author of the 39 clues book 2. His other books include this cant be happening at macdonald hall. Swindle series discussion guide swindle series discussion guide. One of the popular novel series written by author gordon korman is known as the 39 clues. Griffin bing, the man with the plan, and his full complement of coconspirators from swindle 2008 are back. This would be forgivable if swindle was 400 pages long, like jurassic park or the lord of the rings. Swindle is a plotdriven book with the action occurring in a fastpaced sequence. And the only way to get it back is to steal it back. Free download or read online swindle pdf epub book. His books have even been translated into 14 languages.
The chillingly realistic yet funny scenarios are a reflection of the authors trademark humor as well as adventurous style. Not only was swindle one of the best damn books ever written, but everything in the book worked in a way that made total sense. He has written over 75 books for children and young adults including the swindle series, the juvie three, and two books of poetry written by the fictional character jeremy bloom. The books are action packed with fantastic adventures, interesting mysteries, and good plot lines. 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. Swindle was a book written by gordon korman about a kid named griffin bing and his group of friends.
The movie barely retains the structure of the book it is based on. Korman has written over 80 childrens and young adult fiction books. This site allows us fans of the swindle books to edit any article so we can work together to create a wiki for all the other swindle series fans out there. Wendell palomino, he is told it is a fake and is swindled out of his money. Now, to spring luthor, griffin and his friends must pull off a scheme involving a large international dog show, lots of red dye, and the help of a reclusive former dog trainer. After a mean collector named swindle cons him out of his most valuable baseball card, griffin bing must put together a.
It is an adaptation of a book of the same name by gordon korman. Why barbara spear webster given a in memory of on murder she wrote. Pdf swindle book by gordon korman free download 256 pages. The message the author is trying to get across to the reader in swindle is to be honest and dont lie. Griffin is cheated out of a milliondollar baseball card by a sleazy collector. He received a bfa degree from new york university with a major in dramatic writing and a minor in film and tv. The swindle series for kids by gordon korman is comprised of three books. Palomino hadnt lied to griffin about the babe ruth baseball card the heist wouldnt have to occur. One of the initial novels in this series is titled as cahills vs. The fourth swindle book, centering around a dog more. It is a caper story about the retrieval of a valuable baseball card. The films main cast is comprised almost entirely of stars from nickelodeons recent liveaction tv. Griffin manages to stay out of trouble until a super bowl ring disappears from the schools display case, with griffins retainer left in its place.
The framed book has light water damage, rippling along the lower edges of the last 80 pages. 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. The swindle series wiki is everything about the swindle series by gordan korman. This is the first book in the swindle series by gordon korman. One book swindle has an erased pencil written name on the front end page, and the paperback has a donation name sticker inside the front cover. Showoff, the fourth book in bestselling author gordon kormans swindle series, finds griffin hatching a new plan after his friends pet doberman, luthor, is blamed for ruining a dog show and lands in the pound. The main characters of this adventure, realistic fiction story are. Swindle is a 2008 childrens novel by gordon korman. What is the last book in the series swindle answers. Swindle is a 2008 childrens novel by gordon korman and is the first in the swindle series. Who or what part did barbara spear webster play on murder. In the movie swindle, there are many things different from the book. To me this is a great adventure and action book even though some parts include baseball you didnt need to know anything about baseball other than that the card this kid found when they were in this old mansion was worth more than you it was an original babe ruth card the most valuable baseball card in history he is also known as the great bambino.