Jingle : swindle mystery #8 / Gordon Korman.

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Author:

Korman, Gordon

ISBN:

9780545861427

Edition:

First edition

Physical Description:

199 pages ; 22 cm.

Series:

Swindle Mystery #8

Abstract:

Santa's Workshop Holiday Spectacular at the Colchester mansion is a long standing tradition in Cedarville, however Griffin and his friends are not happy to find that they have been volunteered as elves by their friend Logan and can not get out of it--but this year the pageant seem plagued by frequent electrical outages, and during one of them the valuable antique known as the Star of Prague disappears from the giant Christmas tree, and as they are the chief suspects, the friends set out to find who took it.

Subject Term:

Christmas pageants -- Juvenile fiction.

Antiques -- Juvenile fiction.

Theft -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Mystery and detective stories.

Christmas -- Juvenile fiction.

Pageants -- Juvenile fiction.

Stealing -- Juvenile fiction.

Humorous stories -- Juvenile fiction.

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Summary

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!

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

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 © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Horn Book Review

Griffin and his gang have been roped into playing Santa's elves at Cedarville's annual Holiday Spectacular at the Colchester Mansion. But when a priceless artifact, the Star of Prague, is stolen, Mr. Colchester shuts down the holiday display. It's up to "Man with the Plan" Griffin to save Christmas. This eighth addition to the comical mystery series is full of warm, fuzzy holiday cheer. (c) Copyright 2017. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.