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Jackpot (Swindle #6), 6 - by Gordon Korman (Hardcover)

 Jackpot (Swindle #6), 6 - by  Gordon Korman (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Griffin Bing and his friends are trying to locate Mr. Fielder's missing thirty million dollar lottery ticket, and thwart the local bully, Darren Vader, who wants to find it for himself--and Mr. Bing's latest invention may help.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The sixth installment in the Swindle series, in which The Man With The Plan gets a new rival . . . and the search for a missing lottery ticket becomes a hunt of epic proportions.<p></p>JACKPOT: the top prize in a game or lottery; a sensational and unexpected success, stroke of luck, windfall, bounty, pay day . . .What would you do with $30,000,000? That's the question everyone in Cedarville and every town near it is asking, because right now there's an unclaimed lottery ticket worth that much -- and the money will go to whomever finds it first.Griffin Bing, The Man With The Plan, wants to be the lucky winner. But he's got competition. Darren Vader, Griffin's number-one enemy, will stop at nothing to find it. And a new kid in town, Victor Phoenix, is also in on the big hunt. He's got an advantage that Griffin would have never guessed: Griffin's own friends are helping Victor out. But why?Griffin's going to need a lot of help -- from a rowdy Doberman, a completely strange invention, and a very random set of wheels -- to hit this jackpot and win his friends back.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Praise for SWINDLE: Pure fun from top to bottom. -- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNALKorman's fast moving, feel-good suspense novel will have middle schoolers, especially boys, turning the pages. -- VOYAPraise for ZOOBREAK: Korman again knocks it out of the park . . . interesting, full of humor, and good fun. -- VOYAKorman's second tale of 11-year-old Mr. Fix-it Griffin and his friends is a page-turning adventure. . . . The author's fans will be more than pleased. -- KIRKUS REVIEWSPraise for FRAMED: Goofball-funny and addictive. -- KIRKUS REVIEWS<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Gordon Korman is the #1 bestselling author of three books in The 39 Clues series as well as seven books in his Swindle series: <i>Swindle</i>, <i>Zoobreak</i>, <i>Framed</i>, <i>Showoff</i>, <i>Hideout</i>, <i>Jackpot</i>, and <i>Unleashed</i>. His other books include <i>This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall!</i> (published when he was fourteen); <i>The Toilet Paper Tigers</i>; <i>Radio Fifth Grade</i>; the trilogies Island, Everest, Dive, Kidnapped, and Titanic; and the series The Hypnotists and On the Run. He lives in New York with his family and can be found on the web at www.gordonkorman.com.

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