A review by mindfullibrarian
Swindle by Gordon Korman

4.0

A madcap heist story that has held up incredibly well over the past 13 years. Yet again, a middle grade story that I would never necessarily choose to read as a 40 yo school librarian with my own very particular tastes, but since it’s on our Battle of the Books list for the second time, I really had to. I’ve been recommending it over the years because kids love it, and now I’ll definitely be continuing to do so. Realistic? Not at all. But there’s a lot of adventure, a missing baseball card, and vengeance against a dishonest adult. Perfect for grades 4-6. Korman is a master at writing for kids, not adults, and that’s the sign of an amazing kid lit author. I’m not supposed to be the target audience ~ my students are.