Books like Swindle

Looking for books like Swindle by Gordon Korman (Mystery · grades 4–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of friendship, justice, and heist. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 4–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Swindle

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Why each is a match

The Parker Inheritance610L
Shares themes of friendship and justice and overlapping grades (6–8).
Three Times Luckygrades 4–7
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detectivegrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Holes660L
Shares themes of friendship and justice and overlapping grades (4–7).
The Westing Game750L
Shares themes of justice, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (5–7).
Under the Surfacegrades 7–12
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (7–12).
Amal Unboundgrades 5–8
Shares themes of justice and overlapping grades (5–8).
Big Nate: In a Class by Himself500L
Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (4–7).
City of Ghostsgrades 4–7
Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (4–7).
Dog Man390L
Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (2–5).

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