This book is amazing and once you start reading it, you will be pulled in
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 3 - 5 | S | 4.9 | 34653 |
Ocean's 11... with 11-year-olds, in a super stand-alone heist caper from Gordon Korman!
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. There are many things standing in their way -- a menacing guard dog, a high-tech security system, a very secret hiding place, and their general inability to drive -- but Griffin and his team are going to get back what's rightfully his . . . even if hijinks ensue.
This is Gordon Korman at his crowd-pleasing best, perfect for readers who like to hoot, howl, and heist.
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. There are many things standing in their way -- a menacing guard dog, a high-tech security system, a very secret hiding place, and their general inability to drive -- but Griffin and his team are going to get back what's rightfully his . . . even if hijinks ensue.
This is Gordon Korman at his crowd-pleasing best, perfect for readers who like to hoot, howl, and heist.
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN-13: 9780439903455
ISBN-10: 0439903459
Published on 4/15/2009
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
Book Reviews (44)
Its a really good book I coulde'nt stop reading For a full 5 hours!
starts out slow and ends up with your nose in this book and wont put it down. at least for me of course.
A good book up thier.
This is a good book. It is about these kids who are cheated by a pawn dealer out of the rarest baseball card ever, and the kids plan to steal it back.
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this book was amazing.great for lit. circles.
Great Book And Movie But The Movie Took Some Things Away And Added Some... Still 4 Stars!
Gordon Korman's the best author ever!! He wrote Ungifted, in case you didn't know.
This book is a wonderful story. When Griffin finds a baseball card in an old house that is about to be destroyed, he trades it to a person named S. Windle a.k.a Swindle. When Griffin realizes it is a scam, he makes a team. He gathers friends and enemies and concocts a plan. Join Griffin and his team on their mission to get that baseball card.
One of the best mystery series ever writen