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Swindle #8
Jingle, A Swindle Mystery
JINGLE: a light clinking or tingling sounds, often heralding the approach of Santa, reindeer, or the mysterious thief of a priceless possession . . .
Griffin Bing and his friends are NOT happy. Instead of going away for winter break, they've been signed up to volunteer at a local Christmas extravaganza . . . as elves.
It's not easy being an elf. Not when Santa is bad news and Rudolph is being played by a Doberman who makes up his own rules wherever he goes.
But being an elf is nothing compared to being blamed when a prized Christmas possession -- worth over ten million dollars -- is stolen right from under your nose.
It's time for these elves to get off the shelf and track down a Christmas thief!
Griffin Bing and his friends are NOT happy. Instead of going away for winter break, they've been signed up to volunteer at a local Christmas extravaganza . . . as elves.
It's not easy being an elf. Not when Santa is bad news and Rudolph is being played by a Doberman who makes up his own rules wherever he goes.
But being an elf is nothing compared to being blamed when a prized Christmas possession -- worth over ten million dollars -- is stolen right from under your nose.
It's time for these elves to get off the shelf and track down a Christmas thief!
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221books4,113followersGordon Korman is a Canadian author of children's and young adult fiction books. Korman's books have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide over a career spanning four decades and have appeared at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list.
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June 24, 2022A kid and his friends try to solve a crime during Christmas while causing crazy things to happen along the way. -Om S., SPL Teen Volunteer
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April 15, 2021Awesome book, finished with the series now
August 9, 2021
My son and I listened to while driving on vacation. It was a lot of fun with a fun group of kids. There was a lot going on this time, with the theft of a priceless Christmas ornament, but it all came together nicely.
August 9, 2018
What a hilarious holiday extravaganza! The Swindle team gets duped into participating as Santa's elves (courtesy of Logan's generosity, a decision which all the parents got behind). So, stuck on elf duty during their Christmas break, what better thing to happen than... a robbery! At least it provides a mystery to figure out, and it allows the kids to escape from their elf-dom. The blown glass Star of Prague tree topper is worth millions; who would have stolen it though? The Man With a Plan has ideas, as usual. But regrettably the local police believe that the Swindle kids are the perfect suspects... So now it's a race for them to prove their innocence, which can only be done by revealing the true culprit.
Cons? There's really aren't any cons. However, the kids do “accidentally� end up inside a bar for a few minutes during a dog chase.
Truly, I loved this book. It's a fun Christmasy thrill-ride, and even Luthor the Doberman gets to dress up for the part. I thought the holiday decoration clash over at Ben Slovak's house was hilarious (his parents each are digging their heels in on which of them can have the better Hanukkah / Christmas decorations). Whew, that was fun to watch. Not for poor Ben though, who's caught in the middle of it!
Well, I do hope there will be more books in the Swindle series. I'll be ready to grab it when it comes out.
Cons? There's really aren't any cons. However, the kids do “accidentally� end up inside a bar for a few minutes during a dog chase.
Truly, I loved this book. It's a fun Christmasy thrill-ride, and even Luthor the Doberman gets to dress up for the part. I thought the holiday decoration clash over at Ben Slovak's house was hilarious (his parents each are digging their heels in on which of them can have the better Hanukkah / Christmas decorations). Whew, that was fun to watch. Not for poor Ben though, who's caught in the middle of it!
Well, I do hope there will be more books in the Swindle series. I'll be ready to grab it when it comes out.
November 22, 2017
Another book well done. I'm getting to enjoy this series.
For once Griffin and his gang are not to blame. But they still get accused! And always, always trust the man with the plan to have a plan.
It was a perfect balance between suspects and false chases, but it didn't lead on so long where is got frustrating. I did think that chapter 24 was a bit much. He didn't have to juice the suspicion SO much.
Gordon does a really good job bringing about the Christmas feeling even though he didn't milk hot cocoa and Christmas trees. That takes talent. Excited to read the others in this series. :D
For once Griffin and his gang are not to blame. But they still get accused! And always, always trust the man with the plan to have a plan.
It was a perfect balance between suspects and false chases, but it didn't lead on so long where is got frustrating. I did think that chapter 24 was a bit much. He didn't have to juice the suspicion SO much.
Gordon does a really good job bringing about the Christmas feeling even though he didn't milk hot cocoa and Christmas trees. That takes talent. Excited to read the others in this series. :D
November 4, 2021
I really wasn't expecting to love this as much as I did. What a fun book!
September 17, 2016
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When I told my family I had the latest book in Gordon Korman's Swindle series, the response was two-fold. First, everyone said something along the lines of "wait, for real? There's another one? This series goes on forever!" And then, invariably, they asked if they could borrow it when I'm done.
You see, my family loves Gordon Korman's books. I'm the driving force behind this (i.e. I check the books out from the library), but my siblings will always choose to read the latest Gordon Korman when given the chance. They've had a little trouble keeping track of the Swindle books, though, just because there are so many of them - and the titles/covers sort of blend together after a while. I've read them all, though, mostly in order (besides accidentally reading the second book first), and I've heartily enjoyed every single one. Considering that Jingle is the eighth book of the series, you'd think that the novels would be getting pretty watered down by now. That hasn't been happening at all, though. I will say that in a perfect world I would prefer to see a tad more character development from book to book (the characters all seem pretty static at this point), but since I love the team members the way they are it's not too hard a pill to swallow that they don't change/mature over time.
I'm not here to talk about the Swindle series as a whole, though. Let's focus in on Jingle. I thought it was a really fun idea to have this installment revolving around the holidays, because it added a bit of an edge to the mystery when everything went wrong. No one wants Christmas to roll around with a missing Christmas star! Well, no one but Mr. Slovak, I suppose.
That brings me to the biggest side plot of the novel, the competition between Ben's parents. His mom is Christian; his dad's Jewish. The theft of the star winds up pushing them into a decorating competition (think giant Santas and light-up dreidels competing for roof space), and things get pretty out of hand by the end of the book. It's really funny, but also slightly sad - I felt bad for Ben, torn between his parents' two religious holidays.
As for the search for the stolen star, I thought it was an interesting mystery but maybe not the best the series has seen. Griffin seemed not quite as sharp as usual - there were one or two times when he made a call that even I could immediately tell wasn't right. I felt like there was more dumb luck involved with this one than in the other books, and the surveillance cameras the team often uses somehow felt more like an invasion of privacy in Jingle than they have in any of the other Swindle books. Characters actually discussed this, though, so I guess that was done on purpose. Just a hunch, but maybe the team will be forced to confront the ethics of their tactics in book nine!
There's not much more to say about Jingle. All of Gordon Korman's books are fun, and this is no exception. If you're interested and you haven't read the other books in the Swindle series, though, please go back and start at the beginning. You don't want to spoil pieces of the first seven books by starting with the eighth book in a series!
Disclaimer: I received a complimentary ARC of this novel from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
When I told my family I had the latest book in Gordon Korman's Swindle series, the response was two-fold. First, everyone said something along the lines of "wait, for real? There's another one? This series goes on forever!" And then, invariably, they asked if they could borrow it when I'm done.
You see, my family loves Gordon Korman's books. I'm the driving force behind this (i.e. I check the books out from the library), but my siblings will always choose to read the latest Gordon Korman when given the chance. They've had a little trouble keeping track of the Swindle books, though, just because there are so many of them - and the titles/covers sort of blend together after a while. I've read them all, though, mostly in order (besides accidentally reading the second book first), and I've heartily enjoyed every single one. Considering that Jingle is the eighth book of the series, you'd think that the novels would be getting pretty watered down by now. That hasn't been happening at all, though. I will say that in a perfect world I would prefer to see a tad more character development from book to book (the characters all seem pretty static at this point), but since I love the team members the way they are it's not too hard a pill to swallow that they don't change/mature over time.
I'm not here to talk about the Swindle series as a whole, though. Let's focus in on Jingle. I thought it was a really fun idea to have this installment revolving around the holidays, because it added a bit of an edge to the mystery when everything went wrong. No one wants Christmas to roll around with a missing Christmas star! Well, no one but Mr. Slovak, I suppose.
That brings me to the biggest side plot of the novel, the competition between Ben's parents. His mom is Christian; his dad's Jewish. The theft of the star winds up pushing them into a decorating competition (think giant Santas and light-up dreidels competing for roof space), and things get pretty out of hand by the end of the book. It's really funny, but also slightly sad - I felt bad for Ben, torn between his parents' two religious holidays.
As for the search for the stolen star, I thought it was an interesting mystery but maybe not the best the series has seen. Griffin seemed not quite as sharp as usual - there were one or two times when he made a call that even I could immediately tell wasn't right. I felt like there was more dumb luck involved with this one than in the other books, and the surveillance cameras the team often uses somehow felt more like an invasion of privacy in Jingle than they have in any of the other Swindle books. Characters actually discussed this, though, so I guess that was done on purpose. Just a hunch, but maybe the team will be forced to confront the ethics of their tactics in book nine!
There's not much more to say about Jingle. All of Gordon Korman's books are fun, and this is no exception. If you're interested and you haven't read the other books in the Swindle series, though, please go back and start at the beginning. You don't want to spoil pieces of the first seven books by starting with the eighth book in a series!
Disclaimer: I received a complimentary ARC of this novel from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
June 26, 2018
200 pages. I just love this series. This one has some really funny parts and the group manage to get themselves into some very sticky situations once again. Some parts were kind of slow but overall I really enjoyed this one. Like the other books in the series there are plenty of suspects in a mystery that continues right up to the end. Nice job! Highly recommended for grades 4-5th and middle school.
October 16, 2017
Jingle
From Gordon Korman’s memorizing Swindle mystery series comes the final exhilarating book in the collection, Jingle. This book, now almost a year old, is everything but outdated. Griffin Bing, the cunning and astute leader of a group of masterminds always has a plan. When the “Man With a Plan� girds his team yet again, this time they aren’t after anything, at least not yet. They begin their adventure by discovering that they have all been signed up to volunteer at the beloved holiday party hosted by the legend of their small town, Mr. Colchester. Setting off to unveil how they became enrolled, they reveal that the actor of the group, Logan, has signed them all up. His fellow teammates, not thrilled about his volition, entreat their parents to allow them to quit this unwanted job. When their parents find out they will be elves in the spectacular, they deny their request explaining that they grew up going to the annual festival and wouldn’t want their kids to miss the opportunity. There is no escape. This disturbed Pitch, the climber’s plans for a vacation, Ben, Griffin’s best friend’s plan for “family time� and the entire team’s winter break. A few days later, they responsibly attend the first elf practice at Mr. C’s mansion with their tight costumes and uncomfortable makeup. After attending a couple more, the staff is prepared for opening day, but when the day comes, disaster strikes. As the first guests enter, the lights flickers and then the mansion turns dark. Everyone is in duress, but when the lights finally re-illuminate, the Christmas tree topper has vanished. This was no ordinary angel or star topper, it was the ancient blown glass Star of Prague with an estimated value of ten million dollars! The crowd is appalled and the party is shut down for police to investigate, but everyone knows who committed the crime, Griffin and his crew. Though Griffin and his team’s reputation in the past is a clean as the sewer, they are innocent this time. A few days pass and disparaging comments are said about them as often as the decorations outside the mansion would have glimmered. This leads to the very common plan, created by the one and only Griffin. Now the team sets off to prove that they’re innocent, but can they find the real thief in time or will they be falsely tried in court for yet another heist?
Through this series, Mr. Korman has always had a great motive and sense of mystery with his characters and plots. Though it might take a while to develop the background information, he always completes his book by wrapping every detail throughout the story back together. His sincere morals can teach a lesson or even transform a reader! Though this book might be a little predictable, it is still a thrill to read. I wouldn’t change a thing.
Gordon Korman has to be one of my favorite authors and his books are always intriguing to me. I think anyone that enjoys a good mystery book along with some comedy would be the best fit for this book. Readers between 5th to 8th graders would get the most out of it, but it's a great read for anyone!
-Nathan Pozen
From Gordon Korman’s memorizing Swindle mystery series comes the final exhilarating book in the collection, Jingle. This book, now almost a year old, is everything but outdated. Griffin Bing, the cunning and astute leader of a group of masterminds always has a plan. When the “Man With a Plan� girds his team yet again, this time they aren’t after anything, at least not yet. They begin their adventure by discovering that they have all been signed up to volunteer at the beloved holiday party hosted by the legend of their small town, Mr. Colchester. Setting off to unveil how they became enrolled, they reveal that the actor of the group, Logan, has signed them all up. His fellow teammates, not thrilled about his volition, entreat their parents to allow them to quit this unwanted job. When their parents find out they will be elves in the spectacular, they deny their request explaining that they grew up going to the annual festival and wouldn’t want their kids to miss the opportunity. There is no escape. This disturbed Pitch, the climber’s plans for a vacation, Ben, Griffin’s best friend’s plan for “family time� and the entire team’s winter break. A few days later, they responsibly attend the first elf practice at Mr. C’s mansion with their tight costumes and uncomfortable makeup. After attending a couple more, the staff is prepared for opening day, but when the day comes, disaster strikes. As the first guests enter, the lights flickers and then the mansion turns dark. Everyone is in duress, but when the lights finally re-illuminate, the Christmas tree topper has vanished. This was no ordinary angel or star topper, it was the ancient blown glass Star of Prague with an estimated value of ten million dollars! The crowd is appalled and the party is shut down for police to investigate, but everyone knows who committed the crime, Griffin and his crew. Though Griffin and his team’s reputation in the past is a clean as the sewer, they are innocent this time. A few days pass and disparaging comments are said about them as often as the decorations outside the mansion would have glimmered. This leads to the very common plan, created by the one and only Griffin. Now the team sets off to prove that they’re innocent, but can they find the real thief in time or will they be falsely tried in court for yet another heist?
Through this series, Mr. Korman has always had a great motive and sense of mystery with his characters and plots. Though it might take a while to develop the background information, he always completes his book by wrapping every detail throughout the story back together. His sincere morals can teach a lesson or even transform a reader! Though this book might be a little predictable, it is still a thrill to read. I wouldn’t change a thing.
Gordon Korman has to be one of my favorite authors and his books are always intriguing to me. I think anyone that enjoys a good mystery book along with some comedy would be the best fit for this book. Readers between 5th to 8th graders would get the most out of it, but it's a great read for anyone!
-Nathan Pozen
May 2, 2019
This book is called Jingle. It is the eighth installment of the Swindle series. The plot of this book is that instead of going somewhere fun, Griffin and the group have been signed up to dress up as elves for the local Christmas party. Logan is actually the one who signed them all up because he really loves acting. During the party, there is a power outage and when the lights turn back on, the Star of Prague is missing from its usual safe place. It’s an ancient artifact that is worth millions of dollars and everybody thinks Griffin took it. This book is about how they try to find out who actually stole it.
“”If he gets any bigger, he’s a T. Rex.”� This is a hyperbole trying to convey how big a of a dog Luthor is. “”If an asteroid hit the Earth and you were the last actor left alive, I’d cast a baboon rather than give the job to you.”� This is a hyperbole saying how much she doesn’t like Logan. ““Logan, have you lost your mind?”� This is a connotation because he didn’t actually lost his mind, he is just not being sensible. “”My grandfather’s driving me nuts.”� This is a connotation because Russell is just annoyed at his grandfather. “”Being real is my business. And business is booming.”� This is an alliteration with the 4 b’s.
This book wasn’t amazing, and I’d rate it a 6/10. It was still pretty good. It had a decent amount of humor, but I just didn’t get very excited compared to other books. It felt kind of dull. I didn’t like how they all just blamed Griffin and the whole town started hating him, when they had absolutely no proof whatsoever. I thought the ending was pretty funny, though I wouldn’t recommend it to very many people.
“”If he gets any bigger, he’s a T. Rex.”� This is a hyperbole trying to convey how big a of a dog Luthor is. “”If an asteroid hit the Earth and you were the last actor left alive, I’d cast a baboon rather than give the job to you.”� This is a hyperbole saying how much she doesn’t like Logan. ““Logan, have you lost your mind?”� This is a connotation because he didn’t actually lost his mind, he is just not being sensible. “”My grandfather’s driving me nuts.”� This is a connotation because Russell is just annoyed at his grandfather. “”Being real is my business. And business is booming.”� This is an alliteration with the 4 b’s.
This book wasn’t amazing, and I’d rate it a 6/10. It was still pretty good. It had a decent amount of humor, but I just didn’t get very excited compared to other books. It felt kind of dull. I didn’t like how they all just blamed Griffin and the whole town started hating him, when they had absolutely no proof whatsoever. I thought the ending was pretty funny, though I wouldn’t recommend it to very many people.
December 22, 2017
When Logan signs his friends up for the Christmas extravaganza (much to the others dismay), none of them anticipated what would happen. At first, Griffin and the others are annoyed at being volunteered to be elves without their permission. Then, things get worse when the Star of Prague is stolen from atop the tree and brings an end to the Christmas extravaganza-something the whole town looks forward to.
Griffin and the gang have been in trouble with the police before, so they're immediately suspected of the crime. The only problem, they didn't do it. With the town angry at them for something they didn't do, Griffin and his friends have to solve the mystery of who really stole the Star of Prague so their names can be cleared.
This was a fun mystery for those who enjoy middle-grade fiction. I absolutely love Christmas and throwing in a mystery makes the story that much more intriguing. This was my first Swindle story and I wasn't disappointed. I loved how each character brought their own skill to the group and how they all played their own role in solving the mystery. The format and addition of their notes made the reader feel like part of the story. The best part? The person who stole the star but you're going to have to read it to find out who that is.
Final Verdict: This is a great story for readers who enjoy mysteries and Christmas. It's the perfect story for this time of the year and I would even recommend it as a gift to those ages 8 and up.
Griffin and the gang have been in trouble with the police before, so they're immediately suspected of the crime. The only problem, they didn't do it. With the town angry at them for something they didn't do, Griffin and his friends have to solve the mystery of who really stole the Star of Prague so their names can be cleared.
This was a fun mystery for those who enjoy middle-grade fiction. I absolutely love Christmas and throwing in a mystery makes the story that much more intriguing. This was my first Swindle story and I wasn't disappointed. I loved how each character brought their own skill to the group and how they all played their own role in solving the mystery. The format and addition of their notes made the reader feel like part of the story. The best part? The person who stole the star but you're going to have to read it to find out who that is.
Final Verdict: This is a great story for readers who enjoy mysteries and Christmas. It's the perfect story for this time of the year and I would even recommend it as a gift to those ages 8 and up.
November 29, 2017
This book is a mystery. It is about something that got stolen. The thing that got stolen was the star of Prague. And Griffen Bing has to help find it but how hard could it be you might say to find a ten million dollar star. Well it seems like a challenge for an elf and his friends and the cops are even helping to. But the question is will they find the star or will they not.
The theme to this book that I would think is that no matter how small you are you can still make a difference in the big world. Griffen Bing and his fellow elves are very small and they are helping find a ten million dollar star. They are even volunteering to be an elf even though they really hate it. And also they are literally the smallest things that can talk and their not even very fast but they still try. And they are just helping even though people are making fun of them.
This book was good but it deferentially wasn't one of my favorites. Because is wasn't very exciting and it literally had no action at all. so if you like action then I would say not t read this book . If you like a good life lesson and good story then I would say definentally read this book . So over all this is a good book but I wouldn't recommend it and I'm not going to say why it is boring because then I would spoil it.
The theme to this book that I would think is that no matter how small you are you can still make a difference in the big world. Griffen Bing and his fellow elves are very small and they are helping find a ten million dollar star. They are even volunteering to be an elf even though they really hate it. And also they are literally the smallest things that can talk and their not even very fast but they still try. And they are just helping even though people are making fun of them.
This book was good but it deferentially wasn't one of my favorites. Because is wasn't very exciting and it literally had no action at all. so if you like action then I would say not t read this book . If you like a good life lesson and good story then I would say definentally read this book . So over all this is a good book but I wouldn't recommend it and I'm not going to say why it is boring because then I would spoil it.
January 15, 2018
Jingle, the 8th book of the once popular series Swindle, is my favorite so far. As far as the cover of the book goes, it seems like quite an easy read with almost no context and plot, but you know what they say. (It's 'don't judge a book by its cover") The story is generally about a group of kids who are sometimes not so innocent. As one member of the friend group signs them all up for an activity during break, the most historic piece in probably the most boring town in New York, is stolen from right under their nose. The team of 7 needs to find who stole it due to the fact that the blame is immediately put on them because of past situations.
I actually enjoyed reading this book tremendously as it does not slowly bore you to death, waiting for the main part of the story to hit. The book is very fast paced with new information always occurring whether they are trying to solve a minor problem, or get themselves out of a big one. I would recommend this book for anyone from 4th to 7th grade simply because a person in high school like me could read it in a couple of hours if you read it non-stop. Overall, the book is quite good and if you like a little mystery and mischief, then this is the book for you.
I actually enjoyed reading this book tremendously as it does not slowly bore you to death, waiting for the main part of the story to hit. The book is very fast paced with new information always occurring whether they are trying to solve a minor problem, or get themselves out of a big one. I would recommend this book for anyone from 4th to 7th grade simply because a person in high school like me could read it in a couple of hours if you read it non-stop. Overall, the book is quite good and if you like a little mystery and mischief, then this is the book for you.
October 29, 2018
The book I read for the October book report is called Jingle (A Swindle Mystery #8). The summary of this book is about a boy named Griffin Bing and his friends finding out a mystery. Griffin Bing was given a million dollar-possession card that was stolen. The group is Griffin Bing, "a man with the plan", Ben, Griffin's best friends, Logan a rising actor, Melissa, the computer specialist, and Savannah, a animal fanatic. The Antagonist of the story is Darren Vader. I like this book because it is an interesting/ mystery that leaves you on a cliff hanger. I would recommend this book to people who like mysteries.
November 28, 2019
Griffin Bing and the gang find themselves volunteered to work as elves at the annual Christmas extravaganza putting a damper on their individual holiday vacation plans. When a priceless heirloom is stolen, all fingers point to the gang based on their past antics and escapades. Now to find out who the real thief is, and clear their names "The man with the plan" has to spring into action. A fun holiday romp with the usual over the top antics.
December 18, 2024
Read this with my 3rd grader’s book club. Cute little Christmas mystery. Took a little to get used to the main character kids since they had been introduced in previous books in the series. One takeaway a 3rd grader had was, “where are there parents?� because the kids seem to get in an awful lot of trouble and wild things like breaking & entering to place cameras take place. Anyways, the kids all liked it and enjoyed making up theories as to who committed the crime.
November 15, 2016
I read this book because it was my son's choice for a book report and he wanted me to read it with him. It was a great mystery book for chapter readers and left you guessing the whole time (plus it had a really cute story line for Christmas). He now wants the whole series to read, whatever gets him to read is okay by me!
October 2, 2018
I think this book wasnt as good compared to his other ones in this series, I think there should have been more action and it should have took them longer to find out darren stole the star. Showdog was my favorite book out of the series.
February 19, 2019
This story for me wasn't the most captivating. I was very intrigued to read this one as I loved the book Swindle ( and the movie) but this story was boring and didn't really have any fun action scenes. It also made me strongly dislike a lot of the characters that I had loved well reading Swindle ( they were all so annoying).
December 27, 2020
I'm gonna miss the team so much. This was the Man With the Plans finale. The team is accused of stealing a possession worth 10 million dollars. They need to prove their innocence and try to catch the crook. All members of the team are caught up in their own issues as well, acting climbing, celebration, grounding, and a bike gang. This is a wonderful and cheerful ending to the Swindle Mysteries.
January 28, 2021
In this Thrilling swindle mystery you never no hows the thief until you turn the page. Gordon Korman
adds humor to this story the way no other author I read from has. to elf suits to Christmas catastrophe at the Slovaks, this book has it all.
Highly recommended for Gordon Korman fans and swindle lovers
adds humor to this story the way no other author I read from has. to elf suits to Christmas catastrophe at the Slovaks, this book has it all.
Highly recommended for Gordon Korman fans and swindle lovers
December 12, 2021
In this last-in-the-series book, the kids all get roped in to being Santa's elves at a local millionaire's mansion where a prized possession is stolen. When the team is accused, they set out to clear their names. This may be one of the best books in this popular series, and it was a great ending to this fun book series.
July 3, 2023
I’ve read every single one of Gorden Kormen’s books and this one did not disappoint! It’s a wonderful end to the continuation of the Swindle Series. It’s a mystery/realism book of a group of kids who somehow always get tangled up in every crime in their town of Cederville, New York. Highly recommend the books from start to finish!
July 24, 2022
It's not even christmas and i read this 😂 haha.
It was a nice read, lots of mysteries and suspects. I don't think I enjoyed this book THAT much but it was still okay.
I also didnt know this was a series so.. messy "christmas" book ^^;
It was a nice read, lots of mysteries and suspects. I don't think I enjoyed this book THAT much but it was still okay.
I also didnt know this was a series so.. messy "christmas" book ^^;
September 23, 2022
This book is a really fun and good book
October 14, 2022
I think this is the best swindle book so far. Griffin bing and the team are back at it again but they have a problem! Someone signed them up to be elves and when they are elves a priceless piece of art goes missing! Due to griffins past "crimes" the police assume its him.
December 26, 2023
I'll be honest, I did not love this book. I only forced myself to finish it because I had to read a book that started with J for a yearly Alphabet Challenge AND I was doing a holiday Challenge so it needed to be Christmassy. It was my third try so I pushed through 🤣 Maybe if I had read the rest of the series I would've enjoyed it more.
Essentially, a group of kids who have a notorious past of being in the wrong place at the wrong time so considered up to no good, were tasked to be elves at the towns richest residents mansion in a yearly big Christmas bash. A special relic was stolen that is worth a LOT of money, and since they were elves and happened to be there, they are suspects. They spend the entire book trying to prove their innocence, only to make themselves look more guilty each time.
It was okay but I definitely won't be finishing this series.
Oh the dog on the cover? He was a main characters dog and tied in. I just didn't love it 2 stars.
Essentially, a group of kids who have a notorious past of being in the wrong place at the wrong time so considered up to no good, were tasked to be elves at the towns richest residents mansion in a yearly big Christmas bash. A special relic was stolen that is worth a LOT of money, and since they were elves and happened to be there, they are suspects. They spend the entire book trying to prove their innocence, only to make themselves look more guilty each time.
It was okay but I definitely won't be finishing this series.
Oh the dog on the cover? He was a main characters dog and tied in. I just didn't love it 2 stars.
September 13, 2017
not good, it was super boring
October 15, 2017
Amazing job by Gordon Korman
December 8, 2017
it was a great book and i like the way this book is laid out
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