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Title:

Showoff

Alternate title:

Show off

Author:

Korman, Gordon, author.

Series:

Swindle ;

Series Number:

Summary:

After acting out at a mall dog show, Luthor is accused of ruining the career of a three-time best-in-show beagle, and Griffin springs him from the pound with a plan involving the dog, New York City, and a sinister saboteur.

Audience:

6.4 Follett Library Resources

3-6 Follett Library Resources

Edition:

1st ed.

Physical Description:

248 p. ; 22 cm.

Genre:

Action and adventure fiction.

Subject Term:

Show dogs -- Fiction.

Sabotage -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Scholastic Press,

Publication Date:

2012

ISBN:

9780545320597

Publication Information:

New York : Scholastic Press, 2012.

Call Number:

YA KORMAN

Holds: Copies:

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
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Summary

The fourth SWINDLE book, centering around a dog show that goes horribly awry!The heroes of SWINDLE, ZOOBREAK, and FRAMED are back - and this time, things have gone to the dogs! When Luthor goes berserk at a mall dog show, he's accused of ruining the career of the three-time best-in-show beagle. Griffin always knew that Luthor's viciousness was simmering just below the surface - so why does he feel bad enough to spring him from the pound?Griffin and his team have a new plan. This one involves New York City, a sinister saboteur, a reclusive dog-trainer who's quit the business, an international dog show, and a whole lot of red dye. But if they pull it off, no one will even notice their sting operation...right?

Author Notes

Gordon Korman was born in Montreal, Canada on October 23, 1963. When his 7th-grade English teacher told the class they could have 45 minutes a day for four months to work on a story of their choice, Korman began This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall. He was also the class monitor for the Scholastic TAB Book Club, so he sent his novel to the address on the TAB flyer, and a few days after his 14th birthday, he had a book contract with Scholastic.

By the time he graduated from high school, he had published five other novels and several articles for Canadian newspapers. He received a BFA degree from New York University with a major in Dramatic Writing and a minor in Film and TV. He has written over 75 books for children and young adults including the Swindle series, The Juvie Three, and two books of poetry written by the fictional character Jeremy Bloom.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 4-7-How will Ben survive a six-week sleepover with 11-yer-old Griffin Bing, the "Man with the Plan?" In the stand-alone fourth book (Scholastic, 2012) in Gordon Korman's series, it all starts when pal Savannah's oversized Doberman, Luthor, wreaks havoc at a mall appearance of dog show bigwig beagle, Electra. The pooch winds up with a bent tail after the disaster and Luthor lands in the pound. But was he really to blame? Operation Doggie Rehab begins. Luthor is sprung from the pound and hidden in Griffin's garage along with all of Mr. Bing's wacky inventions, including the Spritz-o-matic. With the help of high-tech whiz Melissa, Ben and Griffin enlist a formerly renowned dog trainer who is "a few sandwiches short of a picnic" to clear Luthor's name. The plot-driven, fast-paced tale, a combination of mystery and adventure, takes some liberties within the dog show world and in general, but the friends from Cedarville have a mostly fabulous time working together. Narrator Jonathan Todd Ross overlooks some opportunities for dramatic effect, but he does provide a variety of entertaining, easily distinguishable voices for the cast of characters. This amusing and very dog-friendly tale will have younger middle school listeners laughing out loud.-Jane Newschwander, Arlington School District, VT (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.