He is a sixth grader who doesnt want to move from his best friend ben. Robberies, baseball cards, and action, all in the book swindle. Swindle is a 2008 book by gordon korman summary edit. This article looks into some of gordon kormans bestselling novels, swindle and schooled, including some of the main characters, their roles and significance of the novels. This can be for a small book club, or for the whole class. Like i mentioned, in the movie swindle, there are many things different from the book. The main characters of this adventure, realistic fiction story are.
Griffin is in the 6th grade, he is tiny and scrawny, has blonde hair and blue eyes. The book is about a 6th grader named griffin bing who has discovered an extremely rare babe ruth baseball card in an old house. Winnifred rockfordbates new comment by a fandom user griffin bing edited by a fandom user list. Free download or read online swindle pdf epub book.
The first in kormans swindle series stars griffin man with the plan bing and ensemble cast of unlikely heroes. The man with the plan is what his friend calls him, because he always seems to have a plan for everything. There are about seven or eight main characters in the book swindle, but i have selected griffin, ben, and darren to describe to you. The first edition of the novel was published in march 1st 2008, and was written by gordon korman. Winnifred rockfordbates new comment by a fandom user griffin bing edited by a fandom. She hacks swindles email and, well, definitely gets him out of the house. The official wiki of the swindle books by gordon korman. 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. 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 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. This resource offers discussion questions about this book.
It is not to be confused with the 20 theatrical film from nickelodeon movies, swindle. Swindle series, gordon korman fanfiction archive with over 11 stories. Gordon kormans swindle series tells of a seemingly ordinary boy, griffin bing, who has. Broken is a novel by gordon korman and is due to be released january 21st, 2017. Griffin and his friend plan a sppoky sleepover in a haunted house. Wendell palomino, savannah drysdale, antonia pitch. So when he finds a babe ruth baseball card in an abandoned house, he immediately sells it to help.
Names of the main characters in the book swindle by gordon. On this wiki, you can browse characters, locations, events, and much more. Swindle transformers, several fictional characters in the transformers universe swindle novel, a 2008 childrens book by gordon korman swindle magazine, a bimonthly arts and culture publication from 2004 to 2009. This is gordon korman at his crowdpleasing best, perfect for readers who. When griffin bing plans a spooky sleepover in a haunted house thats about to be demolished, he isnt planning on making a fortune. Plotline, major characters, list of books, other reading. 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. The swindle series for kids by gordon korman is comprised of three books. It is a caper story about the retrieval of a valuable baseball card.
Nickelodeon made a film of the same name based on the novel. The book is the first of eight books, as of 2019, in the popular swindle series. Im so thrilled to introduce notorious, a canine murdermystery with a gangster twist. 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.
You can copy as an entire packet or you can copy pages individually. When a boy named ben finds an old baseball card in his house his friend griffin tells him to sell it. The savannah in the movie is very very different from the savannah in the book. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. His other books include this cant be happening at macdonald hall. 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. Griffin bing the main character in the series, griffin has to prove his honesty time and time again. Griffin then decides to assemble a team in order to get the card back. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. There are many ways that you can use these resources. Swindle by gordon korman paperback book the parent store. In the story, 6thgrader griffin bing enlists a group of his classmates to retrieve a rare babe ruth baseball card from an unscrupulous collector known as swindle, who has conned griffin out of the card. There are 8 books in the swindle series so far, all written by gordon korman. This book is destined to become a favorite readaloud for librarians and classroom teachers.
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 right, zoobreak, framed, showoff, hideout, jackpot, unleashed, and jingle. 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 book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 256 pages and is available in hardcover format. Theres logan, the aspiring actor, savannah the animal lover, melissa the shy computer genius, ben the ever present sidekick, and griffin, known as the man with the plan. 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. Plus, its a great book and the start of an awesome series if. To deepen their comprehension of the plot, teach students to identify the sequence of plot events and analyze the relationship between those events. The swindle books really put his talent in the best light as he draws each unique, unrealistic but ohsorealistic character in the group. A smart, young boy named griffin bing decides to invite his entire class grade over for a sleepover. The series follows sixth grader griffin bing and his group of friends on various heistrelated adventures. The swindle mysteries series is a series of childrens adventure novels by canadianamerican novelist gordon korman. Swindle cons him out of his most valuable baseball card, griffin bing must put. Darren vader griffins main nemesis, darren tries to blackmail and frame griffin whenever possible.
Wendell palomino, nicknamed swindle, is a perfect crook. 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. See the complete swindle series book list in order. Swindle in this captivating storyline, two friends, griffin and ben slovak, are camping at an old abandoned mansion that was about to be knocked down. 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 team are going to get back whats rightfully his even if hijinks ensue.
The swindle series wiki is everything about the swindle series by gordan. 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. Swindle is a plotdriven book with the action occurring in a fastpaced sequence. Swindle series, gordon korman fanfiction archive fanfiction. Wendell palomino, he is told it is a fake and is swindled out of his money. Darren vader ben slovak antonia benson melissa dukakis savannah drysdale griffin bing mackenzie dupree. Instead of going away for winter break, theyve been signed up to volunteer at a local christmas extravaganza. Wendell palomino also known as swindle from the first book, this is the guy who tries to trick griffin out of the babe ruth card. Plotline the swindle series tells the adventures of sixth grade kid griffin bing. The man with the plan, and his full complement of coconspirators from swindle 2008 are back. The books are action packed with fantastic adventures, interesting mysteries, and good plot lines. The book was the first of a series, followed by zoobreak, framed.
What are the characters in swindle by gordon korman answers. With jennette mccurdy, noah crawford, chris oneal, ciara bravo. Swindle, zoobreak, framed, showoff, hideout, jackpot, and unleashed. When describing swindle and figuring out the password to his house, he says, i think we are dealing with an old nerd, too. This site allows us fans of the swindle books to edit any article so we can. If you havent read the book swindle, its worth your time to read it and see the differences for yourself. The swindle series tells the adventures of sixth grade kid griffin bing. Everything you need for a novel study on swindle by gordon korman. The swindle book series by gordon korman includes books swindle, zoobreak, framed, and several more.
In the first book griffin finds a babe ruth baseball card, however s. Wendell palomino, savannah drysdale, antonia pitch benson, logan kellerman, tom dufferin, melissa. Griffin and ben have a sleepover at a old house that is scheduled to be demolished next morning. 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. There are many things standing in their way a menacing guard dog, a hightech security system, a very secret. Gordon korman began his swindle mysteries series in 2008 with the novel swindle. Just about everyone on centerlight island is a suspect in the mysterious death of barney, a huge partmastiff. Just about everyone on centerlight island is a suspect in the mysterious death of barney, a huge partmastiff, partrottweiler, notorious for terrorizing the community. 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. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Her job is to get swindle out of the house for a few hours. Pdf swindle book by gordon korman free download 256 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. Swindle is a 2008 childrens novel by gordon korman.
Swindle, zoobreak, framed, showoff, hideout, jackpot, unleashed, and jingle. Characters the characters in my book include ben slovak, and griffen bing, darren vader, s. Swindle right, zoobreak, framed, showoff, hideout, jackpot, unleashed, and jingle talk. This is the first book in the swindle series by gordon korman. Animal whisperer savannahs capuchin monkey cleopatra turns up missing, and a suspicious banana leads savannah to the conclusion that cleos been monkeynapped. Swindle is a coming of age novel by gordon korman about a group of friends working together to retrieve a rare baseball card. It could be a lot better if nick had made it more like gordon kormans original story. Readers will enjoy the pageturning adventure, the quirky characters and the revenge factor. Bens dad says that hes an old nerd because he remembers something from startrek that had the number 1701.