Jingle (Swindle Series #8)

by Gordon Korman Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross

Overview

The eighth installment in #1 New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman's Swindle series! 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!

Editorial Reviews

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School Library Journal

10/01/2016
Gr 3–5—In this installment of the mystery series, Griffin Bing and his crime-solving pals are under suspicion when the valuable Star of Prague goes missing during Cedarville's annual Santa's Workshop Holiday Spectacular. After all, its disappearance has led to the event's cancellation, letting them off the hook as volunteer elves. But there are plenty of other suspects, and these tenacious middle school sleuths are willing to break a lot of rules to get to the truth of the matter. Some of the myriad subplots are on the ridiculous side, but the outcome never gets predictable. VERDICT Korman's fans will enjoy this lighthearted Christmas puzzle.—Linda Israelson, Los Angeles Public Library

Kirkus Reviews

2016-07-02
It’s Christmas! Santa, elves, snow, presents…and grand theft!Griffin “the Man with the Plan” Bing and his intrepid group of friends are looking forward to holiday break until one of their number signs them up to act as elves in the 66th annual Santa’s Workshop Holiday Spectacular, Cedarville’s traditional holiday fete, held at the Colchester mansion. Reluctantly, they train alongside a skeevy biker playing Santa, their abusive classmate Darren Vader, and Mr. Colchester’s grandson, Russell. Then, on opening night, the multimillion-dollar art treasure the Star of Prague is stolen from the top of Colchester’s tree. Suspects abound, but the whole town (and especially Detective Vizzini) blames Griffin and his pals because of their past run-ins with the law. Clearly it’s time for a plan to find the real culprit. Can they do it without deepening everyone’s suspicions? Probably not. Korman’s eighth title in the Swindle series is as much fun as previous outings. There’s little new here (Logan, the wannabe actor in Griffin’s group, who signs everyone up without consent to boost his chances of getting in the North Shore Players, is a bit more annoying than before), but fans will enjoy this, and those new to the series won’t be lost. The cast is not notably diverse. Good fun. (Mystery. 8-12)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171170721
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	09/27/2016
Series:	Swindle Series , #8
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

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