Great news! The SWINDLE team is coming back in my first-ever holiday book! The multimillion-dollar Star of Prague has been stolen from the top of the tree at Cedarville’s annual holiday pageant, and The Man With The Plan is the prime suspect.Gordon Korman is the author of more than 100 middle-grade and young adult books, bringing his trademark humor, suspense, and adventure to readers everywhere.įrom relatable coming-of-age stories to titles about misfits and mayhem at school, Gordon Korman’s books explore important themes that continue to remain relevant to young adults today. The big story becomes mutiny on the SWINDLE team – until the front-running invention mysteriously disappears. But he faces stiff competition from Darren Vader, and even from one of his own best friends.

As the son of a real professional inventor, Griffin is expected to ace the contest. Meanwhile, Cedarville Middle School has joined Invent-a-Palooza, a national competition for young inventors.

And no amount of dog-whispering from Savannah can do anything to stop it. Luthor is unleashed! The ex-guard dog has a dangerous new hobby – chasing cars. They have to act fast, because in just a few days, that $30-million-dollar jackpot will be worth exactly zero! This time the team is on the trail of a lost winning lottery ticket – with a prize of $30 million! But the expiration date is fast approaching. The latest SWINDLE caper, coming in January 2014. Luckily, the team members are on their way to sleepaway camp, and the north woods provide the perfect hideout. Swindle is back, and he’s out for revenge. There’s only one way to save him: This gigantic, unstable, former attack dog has to learn to be a dainty show dog and win the annual Global Kennel Society dog show. Luthor – the team’s beloved 150-pound mascot – is in the town pound, facing a tragic fate. He’s 100% innocent – but how can he prove it? Griffin is accused of stealing a valuable Super Bowl ring.

There’s only one way to free them: a zoobreak. Savannah’s pet monkey is kidnapped, and is being held captive at All Aboard Animals – a crummy zoo housed on a reconditioned riverboat – along with forty more stolen animals. And the only way to get it back is to steal it back.Īmazon Barnes and Noble Indigo IndieBound

Griffin is cheated out of a million-dollar baseball card by a sleazy collector. A dream team of kids performs blockbuster-movie-style operations – from stealing back a million-dollar 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.

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