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Hideout (Swindle #5)

Author : Gordon Korman

Publisher : Scholastic Inc.

Page : 244 pages

File Size : 16,2 MB

Release : 2013-01-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0545520185

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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?



Swindle (Swindle #1)

Author : Gordon Korman

Publisher : Scholastic Inc.

Page : 166 pages

File Size : 19,43 MB

Release : 2012-01-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0545457386

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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.



Showoff (Swindle #4)

Author : Gordon Korman

Publisher : Scholastic Inc.

Page : 258 pages

File Size : 16,58 MB

Release : 2012-01-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0545393124

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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?



Jingle

Author : Gordon Korman

Publisher : Scholastic Canada

Page : 210 pages

File Size : 13,79 MB

Release : 2016

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 054586142X

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Santa's Workshop Holiday Spectacular at the Colchester mansion is a long standing tradition in Cedarville, however Griffin and his friends are not happy to find that they have been volunteered as elves by their friend Logan and can not get out of it--but this year the pageant seem plagued by frequent electrical outages, and during one of them the valuable antique known as the Star of Prague disappears from the giant Christmas tree, and as they are the chief suspects, the friends set out to find who took it.



Zoobreak (Swindle #2)

Author : Gordon Korman

Publisher : Scholastic Inc.

Page : 162 pages

File Size : 20,65 MB

Release : 2012-01-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0545457378

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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!



Unleashed

Author : Gordon Korman

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 12,23 MB

Release : 2016-01-05

Category :

ISBN : 9780606380621

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Luthor, a former attack dog, is supposed to be on his best behavior now that he's in the care of Savannah, a girl who's easily a dog's best friend. But every time a certain truck passes by Savannah's house, Luthor goes into attack mode -- and chaos f



Ungifted

Author : Gordon Korman

Publisher : Scholastic Canada

Page : 274 pages

File Size : 29,99 MB

Release : 2014-02

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1443133493

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Donovan, whose real gift is getting into trouble, finds himself at an academy for gifted students! Donovan is definitely skilled . . . at getting into trouble. And when one of his thoughtless pranks accidentally destroys the school gym during the Big Game, with the superintendent watching, he knows he's in for it. Suspension at best, maybe expulsion. Either way, a lawsuit and paying for damages. But through a strange chain of events, his name gets put on the list for the local school for gifted students: the Academy for Scholastic Distinction. Donovan knows he's not a genius, but he can't miss this chance to escape. Now, he has to figure out a way to stay at ASD -- and fit in with the kids there. And who knows, maybe his real gift will come to light . . . A new story from the master of middle-grade and YA humour Gordon Korman, Ungifted is a funny exploration of the special (and often surprising) talents that make each of us gifted in our own way.



The Lies of Locke Lamora

Author : Scott Lynch

Publisher : Del Rey

Page : 641 pages

File Size : 45,77 MB

Release : 2024-08-27

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0593725425

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Fantasy meets crime caper in the first book of a landmark, enduringly popular epic series about a roguish group of conmen, which George R. R. Martin has called “fresh, original, and engrossing . . . gorgeously realized.” An orphan’s life is harsh—and often short—in the mysterious island city of Camorr. But young Locke Lamora dodges relentless danger, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist. As leader of the band of light-fingered brothers known as the Gentlemen Bastards, Locke is soon infamous, fooling even the underworld’s most feared ruler. But in the shadows lurks someone still more ambitious and deadly. Faced with a bloody coup that threatens to destroy everyone and everything that holds meaning in his mercenary life, Locke vows to beat the enemy at his own brutal game—or die trying.



The Big Shrink (Upside-Down Magic #6)

Author : Sarah Mlynowski

Publisher : Scholastic Inc.

Page : 123 pages

File Size : 17,81 MB

Release : 2019-09-03

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 133822154X

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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! Marigold Ramos can magically make things small - sometimes very, very small. The only problem? She can't figure out how to make them big again. Maybe a new tutor can help Marigold manage her magic. And maybe her magic will come in handy as she and her friends in the Upside-Down Magic class band together to protest a new rule by their principal, a super unfair rule that bans them from bringing their amazing new toy dragons to school.But when Marigold starts shrinking her friends and the class bunny, it's a humongous problem! It's time to figure out how Marigold and her friends can make a big statement... without disappearing entirely!



Framed (Swindle #3)

Author : Gordon Korman

Publisher : Scholastic Inc.

Page : 243 pages

File Size : 47,75 MB

Release : 2012-01-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 054545736X

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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?