Gordon Korman’s Swindle is an
action packed book. Two friends, Ben and Griffin, spent the night at an abandoned
house and found a Babe Ruth card in a drawer. This is especially good for
Griffin because this Babe Ruth card can save him of his financial troubles his
family is having and can prevent him from having to move. The next day, Griffin
and Ben took it to a collector in town to get it checked. His name is S.
Wendell Palomino but the boys call him Swindle. Once they got the card checked,
Swindle told Griffin he would only give him $100 for the card and that was
being generous, so Griffin and Ben split the money. A couple hours later
Griffin went home and turned on the news, and saw Swindle with the Babe Ruth
card saying it can go for $1,000,000. Griffin is tired of adults taking
advantage of kids so he has to plan a heist to get the card back, but it’s not
as easy as it seems because Swindle goes through extreme conditions of
protecting the card. Griffin and Ben must create a team with special talents to
pull off stealing the card back. Can it happen? ~John M. (per. 2)Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Swindle by Gordon Korman
Gordon Korman’s Swindle is an
action packed book. Two friends, Ben and Griffin, spent the night at an abandoned
house and found a Babe Ruth card in a drawer. This is especially good for
Griffin because this Babe Ruth card can save him of his financial troubles his
family is having and can prevent him from having to move. The next day, Griffin
and Ben took it to a collector in town to get it checked. His name is S.
Wendell Palomino but the boys call him Swindle. Once they got the card checked,
Swindle told Griffin he would only give him $100 for the card and that was
being generous, so Griffin and Ben split the money. A couple hours later
Griffin went home and turned on the news, and saw Swindle with the Babe Ruth
card saying it can go for $1,000,000. Griffin is tired of adults taking
advantage of kids so he has to plan a heist to get the card back, but it’s not
as easy as it seems because Swindle goes through extreme conditions of
protecting the card. Griffin and Ben must create a team with special talents to
pull off stealing the card back. Can it happen? ~John M. (per. 2)
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Having read this book, I know what happens, and it is a very good ending. I still can't believe that Swindle was able to get away with practically stealing their card. If you enjoy this book, you should try reading the sequel. I never read it, but I heard it is an excellent book.
ReplyDeleteJordan G. Period 7/8
I have not read this book before, but I have read other Gordon Korman books. If you like his writing style you should consider reading his series Dive. It is about a series of wierd events that takes place when 4 teenage students get an intership at a diving school.
ReplyDeleteJohn S. Period 2