review 1: The author does have an interesting theme to this story. To me this could definitely happen to someone in real life. This story has a believable storyline and also believable characters that contribute to the story. In the story Hideout the story line is sort of original but everything else like how the characters always face a problem but end up solving it are alike. The storyline is original because I've never read a story that some kids kept a dog at a camp so swindle couldn't get him. The setting of this story is realistic because most of the story takes place at a camp during summer time and a lot of kids go to camp. The setting of the story does contribute to the storyline because in the story the kids have all went to camp before and that's where they go every year.... more The author of this book made me want to keep reading even know that the story was not that original. The story kept me reading because when some suspenseful moments were mentioned in the story it always kept me interested like I never knew what was going to happen next. I would definitely recommend this book to others because it never left me not wanting to read more. The story always had a strong storyline when I was reading. This story was interesting, creative, and just over all a funny story. I think other readers would enjoy it. review 2: S. Wendell Palomino is back for the fifth installment of the Swindle series, and now, he wants his dog back! After Griffin and the gang got their baseball card back, it forced Swindle out of town. Being the animal lover she is, Savannah, the gangs animal expert, adopted Palomino's guard dog named Luthor. As time goes by plan after plan, Swindle decides to return to town on mission; to retrieve Luthor. Not because he's a dog lover, but because Luthor was recently the winner of a dog show (Book 4) and Palomino sees a potential profit in the ex-guard dog. Luckily, just as Palomino returns, Griffin and the gang are heading out to summer camp for 2 weeks. Knowing Palomino's idea, Griffin makes a plan to bring sneak Luthor around to the gangs camps. But once his dog "disappears" just before a court meeting, Palomino knows exactly what the gang is up to. Will the gang be able to keep Luthor out of Palominos hands or will Griffin's plans crumble apart. Read Hideout to find out! less
