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Gordon Korman's 'Swindle'

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Title: Swindle Author: Gordon Korman Pages: 252 1. Characters Griffin Bing- The main character in this story, and the guy who finds the Babe Ruth card. S. Wendell Palomino (Swindle)- Card collector who tricks Griffin, and he get’s the nickname swindle because it means dishonest. 2. Background Griffin finds a rare Babe Ruth card, and a mean collector tricks him into giving him the card for only $120. Griffin finds out that the card is worth a lot more money. 3. Motivation Griffin really wants to get this card back since it has more value than what he got. 4. Setting Spooky abandoned hotel that is going to be demolished soon. 5. Conflict Griffin wants to get the card back, but Swindle has a doberman and a high security fence around

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