Swindle by Gordon Korman
Swindle is a fun book to read. It is all about Griffin, a Man with a Plan and how he plans to get back a baseball card that he found in a old house back from a collector that tricks into selling the card for a lot less then it is worth. No, it is not a sport story; there are very little sports in the book. It is about the plans that Griffin comes up with to get the card back and the group of kids that he gets to help him. There is a “dog whisperer” that deals with a large Doberman, a up and coming actor that distracts the busybody next door. There are a young lady, whose family are into rock climbing, who helps the kids get into the collector’s house, a bully, who becomes the muscle for the group, and a nerd, who hacks into the collector’s computer. I won’t go into much more detail. I don’t want to spoil the fun!
The ending is somewhat of a surprise but in a good way. Even though there are a lot of problems and troubles that the kids encounter in creating and executing the plan, it works out fine at the end. There is room for the museum and a skate park in the small town.
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