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The Melted Coins

author: Dixon, Franklin W
Suspecting that their friend has been swindled, the Hardy brothers investigate and find themselves on the trail of a much larger criminal operation.
FIC
year: 1970
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 640
subjects: swindlers and swindling [X], friendship [X], mystery and detective stories

The Great Snake Swindle

author: Banscherus, J?rgen
While celebrating his eleventh birthday with his mother and his friend Olga, Klooz relates the case that started his detective career, which involved magic balls, and a boy named Snake who was his best friend.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 480
subjects: friendship [X], swindlers and swindling [X], mystery fiction

The Flimflam Man

author: Beard, Darleen Bailey
Ten-year-old Bobbie Jo and mean Clara Jean are disappointed when they discover that the fabulous F.
FIC
year: 1998
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 650
subjects: swindlers and swindling [X], stuttering, friendship [X], speech disorders, oklahoma

Lily B. On The Brink Of Cool

author: Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody
"The eventually internationally recognized writer Lily Blennerhassett" spends her thirteenth summer missing her best friend and keeping a journal of her boring life at home and exciting newly-discovered relatives.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 19
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 880
subjects: diaries, friendship [X], family life, authorship, swindlers and swindling [X], authors, family, families

Me And Billy

author: Collier, James Lincoln
After escaping the orphanage where they have spent their lives together, two boys become assistants to a con artist, and while Possum objects to the lying, stealing, and cheating, Billy only cares about making money and taking life easy.
FIC
year: 2004
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 760
subjects: swindlers and swindling [X], orphans, runaways, best friends, friendship [X]

The Secret Agents Strike Back

author: Spizman, Robyn Freedman
High schooler Kyle and his "secret agent" friends uncover a medical mystery when they embark on a mission to prevent fellow "agent" (and Kyle's secret crush) Lucinda from moving away from New York City.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: friendship [X], swindlers and swindling [X], new york (n.y.)

Camp Shady Crook

author: Malone, Lee Gjertsen
Budding con artists Archie and Vivien spend a summer at a dilapidated, mismanaged Vermont camp competing to get whatever they want from their fellow campers.
FIC
year:
copies: 27
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 870
subjects: camps, conduct of life, friendship [X], humorous stories, swindlers and swindling [X]

Unplugged

author: Korman, Gordon
Relates, in multiple voices, the adventures of a group of youngsters at an electronics-free wellness camp where wealthy, spoiled Jett, leads other campers in trying to stop a criminal.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 83
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 750
subjects: camps, conduct of life, friendship [X], swindlers and swindling [X]

Keep My Heart In San Francisco

author: Coombs, Amelia Diane
Caroline "Chuck" Wilson must join forces with her ex-best friend Beckett to try to save her family's failing bowling alley and stay in San Francisco, but his plan is not strictly business--or legal.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: bowling alleys, swindlers and swindling [X], best friends, friendship [X], family life, san francisco (calif.)

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