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Cargando... Swindle (Apple (Scholastic)) (edición 2009)por Gordon Korman
Información de la obraEl timo / por Gordon Korman
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. good - Ruthie I just finished listening to Swindle as I've been driving all over the state. At first it seemed a little flimsy - the premise is far-fetched, and I had trouble getting past the fact that their plan was ILLEGAL. However, Ben, Griffin and the other characters are likeable and three dimensional, and by the end of the book I was so riveted it was hard to remember that I was supposed to be driving. It's not my favorite Gordon Korman book, but it was definitely fun. This book really did remind me of Ocean's 11. Our main character Griffin has a predicament that his solution to that may not be the most legal. He needs a talented team to help him pull off his magnificent plan and he picks from his 11-year old classmates. From beginning to end this book kept me hooked. It's a nice quick story for anyone who likes a little crime-thriller, oh and dogs! Yay Luther!
AGERANGE: Ages 11 to 14. Eleven-year-old Griffin Bing enlists sixth grade friends who have computer, climbing, acting, animal handling, and swindling skills to retrieve a possible million-dollar Babe Ruth baseball card from a shop owner who scammed it from Griffin for only $125. Griffin hopes that selling the card will solve his parents' financial problems brought on by his father quitting his engineering job to focus on his invention, the SmartPick, which picks fruit without bruising it. The crew sends the shop owner tickets to a hockey game and break into his house while he is gone. With the help of the SmartPick, they overcome hostile guard dogs, security systems, neighbor surveillance, and betrayal to secure the card, but Griffin must return it to its rightful owner. Eventually the card funds the building of a town museum that includes a skate park, which is dedicated to Griffin and his team, and the caper brings attention and investors to the SmartPick so that Griffin's family is financially secure. Korman's fast moving, feel-good suspense novel will have middle schoolers, especially boys, turning the pages. Griffin, "The Man With a Plan," is resourceful but believable and likeable. He needs his friends, learns from them, and makes some poor choices for good causes. He out thinks the bad guys, supports his father (the good guy), and commits a crime with which even the police sympathize. The dog cover, large print, and ample white space make it reluctant reader material. Reviewer: Lucy Schall April 2008 (Vol. 31, No. 1) This novel by the very popular author contains all of the perfect elements of a story for middle school readers, including suspense, fully-developed characters, relevant plot, humor, and a surprise ending that is difficult to predict. The main character, Griffin Bing is the boy who always has a plan. He is also a 6th grade student who is known for his sometimes outrageous actions. One of his recent ideas is to have a sleepover in a condemned local "haunted house." While scoping out the house, Griffin discovers a very rare George Herman Ruth baseball card. This card is the key to his Griffin's new plan to save his family from their financial problems. He sells his card to a dealer for $120. Later, he discovers that he has been swindled. The dealer sold the rare card for $200,000. Griffin knows he needs a new plan. He enlists the help of his friend in his mission to get his card back. His plan is not perfect, and he and his team soon realize they must outwit a guard dog, a security system, and a secret hiding place. One more problem stands in his way: No one can drive. Readers will enjoy the page-turning adventure, the quirky characters and the revenge factor. This book is destined to become a favorite read-aloud for librarians and classroom teachers. It is a must-have for middle school libraries. Reviewer: Sue Reichard Pertenece a las seriesGriffin Bing (1) Premios
"A Griffin Bing no le ha pasado por la cabeza hacer una fortuna cuando planea pasar la noche en una casa que esta? a punto de ser demolida. Pero una vez alli?, descubre algo ma?s valioso que el oro: una antigua tarjeta de be?isbol de Babe Ruth que estuvo escondida por muchos an?os. Griffin tiene entre sus manos algo que vale un millo?n de do?lares, pero un coleccionista inescrupuloso llamado Timoteo S. Wendell (el Timador) lo engan?a y se queda con la tarjeta. Para recuperarla, Griffin debe reunir un equipo de amigos (y uno que otro enemigo). Hay muchos obsta?culos en el camino: un perro guardia?n furioso, un sistema de alarma sofisticado, un escondite secreto y el hecho de que ninguno puede conducir un auto. Pero Griffin es el Hombre del Plan, y aunque algunas cosas se salgan de sus manos, no dejara? que le arrebaten una fortuna sin dar la pelea por lo menos." --Back cover. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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