Now, they will be suing for compensation against Savannah and her family. Electra was going for an unprecedented third straight victory at the Global Kennel Society Dog Competition, a victory that would’ve netted her owners multi-millions of dollars. Luthor is a big doberman who used to be a guard dog, but Electra is just a tiny dog, and is injured badly. For some reason, Luthor goes and attacks Electra. However, it comes to pass that a tragedy happens. Savannah brought her dog Luthor along with her to see the show. Griffin and Ben are best friends, with Griffin being the “Man with the Plan” and Ben being his sidekick.Īs school lets out, they meet up with Savannah to attend a dog show which showcases the number one dog in the world at the time, Electra. Griffin and his friend Ben Slovak are on a six-week sleepover during the summer while Griffin’s dad, an inventor, tours Europe in order to try to sell his stock. Lest you worry you need to read them in order – while I’d recommend it, the plots aren’t tied together, and these books can stand well by themselves

Griffin and his friends are back in a caper that will take animal expert Savannah Drysdale’s dog Luthor from the pound to the Global Kennel Society Dog Competition. Showoff by Gordon Korman is the latest book in the Swindle Series. I also mentioned in that list that there were three sequels. Other people massively enjoy it, too, and it has sold millions of copies and become wildly popular among kids. I highly recommend this book and it was recently featured in my Six Books for Tweens that are Breathtakingly Awesome list. Wendell Palomino (otherwise known as Swindle) buys the card from Griffin after he finds it in an old abandoned house for only $120. The first book I read by him was Swindle, a book about Griffin Bing and his gang of friends to steal back a valuable 1920 Babe Ruth baseball card that is rightfully theirs the owner of a local baseball shop, S.

Regular readers of this blog will know that Gordon Korman is one of my absolute favorite kids authors.

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