Showoff (Swindle #4)
Title | Showoff (Swindle #4) PDF eBook |
Author | Gordon Korman |
Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2012-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0545393124 |
The heroes of SWINDLE, ZOOBREAK, and FRAMED are back - and this time, things have gone to the dogs! When Luthor goes berserk at a mall dog show, he's accused of ruining the career of the three-time best-in-show beagle. Griffin always knew that Luthor's viciousness was simmering just below the surface - so why does he feel bad enough to spring him from the pound?Griffin and his team have a new plan. This one involves New York City, a sinister saboteur, a reclusive dog-trainer who's quit the business, an international dog show, and a whole lot of red dye. But if they pull it off, no one will even notice their sting operation...right?
Swindle (Swindle #1)
Title | Swindle (Swindle #1) PDF eBook |
Author | Gordon Korman |
Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
Pages | 166 |
Release | 2012-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0545457386 |
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 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.
Zoobreak (Swindle #2)
Title | Zoobreak (Swindle #2) PDF eBook |
Author | Gordon Korman |
Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
Pages | 162 |
Release | 2012-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0545457378 |
The sequel to Gordon Korman's SWINDLE---the Man With A Plan is back! When Griffin Bing's class goes to a floating zoo, they don't expect to see animals being treated so badly. They don't expect to find Cleo, Dog Whisperer Savannah's pet monkey who's been missing for weeks. And they really don't expect to have to hide the animals once they've rescued them! Hilarity ensues as Griffin's team once more pulls off a heist . . . trying to break the animals back into a (better) zoo!
Framed (Swindle #3)
Title | Framed (Swindle #3) PDF eBook |
Author | Gordon Korman |
Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
Pages | 243 |
Release | 2012-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 054545736X |
The hilarious third SWINDLE book - now in paperback!Griffin Bing's new principal doesn't like him. And Griffin doesn't like the boot camp football atmosphere the new principal has brought. Griffin manages to stay out of trouble -- until a Super Bowl ring disappears from the school's display case, with Griffin's retainer left in its place. Griffin has been framed! Unfortunately, the Man doesn't have a Plan - and everything his team tries to find out who really took the ring backfires. Griffin ends up in an alternate school, then under house arrest, and finally with an electronic anklet - with no way to prove his innocence! Griffin smells a rat - but will he be able to solve the mystery in time?
Hideout (Swindle #5)
Title | Hideout (Swindle #5) PDF eBook |
Author | Gordon Korman |
Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 2013-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0545520185 |
The Man With The Plan and his friends return in this fifth romp in the Swindle series! HIDEOUT: a place to escape detection, especially when being chased by someone determined to have revenge. . . When Griffin Bing and his friends first met Luthor, he was a vicious attack dog working for the slimy S. Wendell Palomino - as known as Swindle. The kids rescued Luthor, and never thought they'd see Swindle again. But now Swindle's returned. And he wants his dog back.Swindle has manipulated the law so that there's no way for Savannah Drysdale to keep Luthor in her house. Before he can be taken away, they decide to made him disappear - away from Swindle.Six kids. Three hideouts. One extremely large dog.What could possibly go wrong?
The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh
Title | The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh PDF eBook |
Author | Helen Rutter |
Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
Pages | 186 |
Release | 2021-08-03 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1338652281 |
When life is funny, make some jokes about it. Billy Plimpton has a big dream: to become a famous comedian when he grows up. He already knows a lot of jokes, but thinks he has one big problem standing in his way: his stutter. At first, Billy thinks the best way to deal with this is to . . . never say a word. That way, the kids in his new school won’t hear him stammer. But soon he finds out this is NOT the best way to deal with things. (For one thing, it’s very hard to tell a joke without getting a word out.) As Billy makes his way toward the spotlight, a lot of funny things (and some less funny things) happen to him. In the end, the whole school will know -- If you think you can hold Billy Plimpton back, be warned: The joke will soon be on you!
Weather or Not (Upside-Down Magic #5)
Title | Weather or Not (Upside-Down Magic #5) PDF eBook |
Author | Sarah Mlynowski |
Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
Pages | 118 |
Release | 2018-09-11 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1338221493 |
The Upside-Down Magic kids are back in another topsy-turvy adventure in the next installment of this New York Times bestselling series, now a Disney Channel Original Movie! When Willa's upside-down magic rains, it pours. Clouds form under ceilings. Classrooms get flooded. Nory and the kids in Ms. Starr's Upside-Down Magic class always have umbrellas nearby, just in case. Willa hates being the source of such sogginess. And yet the more she rains, the worse she feels . . . and the worse she feels, the more she rains. Nory, meanwhile, can't wait to celebrate her first Bing Day -- her town's magical holiday. There's even a parade! Too bad she's stuck doing her Bing Day class project with drippy Willa. To make things worse, Elliott seems to be taking Willa's side on everything. All the storminess is threatening to flood the UDM friendships. Will they drown in misery? Or can they use their magic to make the storm clouds disappear?