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Gordon Korman (born October 23, 1963) is a Canadian author, primarily of novels for children and young adults. He lives in Long Island's Great Neck, New York, with his wife and three children.

Korman was born in Montreal, Quebec where he lived until 1970. Korman grew up in Thornhill, Ontario just north of Toronto, Ontario and attended public high school Thornlea Secondary School in Thornhill, Ontario. Korman moved to the United States to attend college at New York University where he studied in the film and film-writing department. Korman received a BA from New York University in 1985; his degree was in Dramatic and Visual Writing with a minor in Motion Picture and Television.

Korman wrote his first book unexpectedly when he was twelve years old. While in 7th grade at German Mills Public School, his 7th grade English writing assignment became the manuscript for Korman's first book This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall, the first book in his Bruno and Boots series. Mr. Hamilton, Korman's 7th grade English teacher, was a track and field coach who suddenly found himself teaching English for the first time. Hamilton required students to write a novel during the semester. Korman was the Scholastic Arrow Book Club monitor for the class; after completing the assignment, he mailed his manuscript to Scholastic. This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall was published by Scholastic Press in 1978 when Korman was only fourteen years old. Before graduating from high school in Thornhill, Ont., Korman wrote and published more than a handful of books, including Beware the Fish, Losing Joe's place and Go Jump in the Pool.

Korman went on to publish many more books, including No Coins Please, Go Jump in the Pool, The War with Mr. Wizzle, and Swindle.

Non-series books

  • Who is Bugs Potter? (1980)
  • I Want to Go Home (1981)
  • Our man Weston (1982)
  • Bugs Potter LIVE at Nickaninny (1983)
  • No Coins, Please (1984)
  • Don't Care High (1985)
  • Son of Interflux (1986)
  • A Semester in the Life of a Garbage Bag (1987)
  • Radio 5th Grade (1989)
  • Losing Joe's Place (1990)
  • The D- Poems of Jeremy Bloom (1992)
  • The Twinkie Squad (1992)
  • The Toilet Paper Tigers (1993)
  • Why Did the Underwear Cross the Road (1994)
  • The Chicken Doesn't Skate (1996)
  • Liar, Liar Pants on Fire (1997)
  • The Sixth Grade Nickname Game (1998)
  • Hollywood Hustle (2001)
  • Son of the Mob (2002)
  • No More Dead Dogs (2002)
  • Maxx Comedy: The Funniest Kid in America (2003)
  • Jake, Reinvented (2003)
  • Born To Rock (2006)
  • Schooled (2007)
  • The Juvie Three (2008)
  • Pop (2009)

Bruno and Boots/Macdonald Hall series

  • This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall (1978, retitled as This Can't Be Happening! with the re-release of the books in 2003)
  • Go Jump in the Pool (1979)
  • Beware the Fish (1980)
  • The War With Mr. Wizzle (1982, retitled The Wizzle War)
  • The Zucchini Warriors (1988)
  • Macdonald Hall Goes Hollywood (1991, retitled Lights, Camera, Disaster!)
  • Something Fishy at Macdonald Hall (1995, retitled The Joke's On Us)

Monday Night Football

  • The Quarterback Exchange (1997)
  • Running Back Conversion (1997)
  • Super Bowl Switch (1997)
  • Heavy Artillery (1997)
  • Ultimate Scoring Machine (1998)
  • NFL Rules! Bloopers, Pranks, Upsets, and Touchdowns (1998)

Slapshots series

  • The Stars From Mars (1999)
  • All-Mars All-Stars/The Dream Team (1999)
  • The Face-off Phony (2000)
  • Cup Crazy (2000)
  • Slapshots The Complete Collection (2008)

Nose Pickers series

  • Nose Pickers from Outer Space! (1999)
  • Planet of the Nose Pickers (2000)
  • Your Mummy Is a Nose Picker (2000)
  • Invasion of the Nose Pickers (2001)
  • The Ultimate Nose-Picker Collection (2006)

Island series

  • Shipwreck (2000)
  • Survival (2001)
  • Escape (2001)
  • Island Trilogy Bind-Up Book (2006)

Everest series

  • Everest, The Contest (2002)
  • Everest, The Climb (2002)
  • Everest, The Summit (2002)

Dive series

  • The Discovery (2003)
  • The Deep (2003)
  • The Danger (2003)

On the Run series

  • Chasing the Falconers (2005)
  • The Fugitive Factor (2005)
  • Now You See Them, Now You Don't (2005)
  • The Stowaway Solution (2005)
  • Public Enemies (2005)
  • Hunting the Hunter (2006)

Kidnapped series

  • The Abduction (2006)
  • The Search (2006)
  • The Rescue (2006)

Swindle series

  • Swindle (2008)
  • Zoobreak (2009)
  • Framed! (2010)

The 39 Clues series

  • One False Note (2008)
  • The Emperor's Code (2010)
  • Vespers Rising (2011)

Awards and Recognition   more

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Total Books: 555
War Stories
2021 - War Stories (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781338290226
ISBN-10: 1338290223
Genre: Children's Books
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Slacker
2017 - Slacker (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780545823166
ISBN-10: 0545823161
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 2.3/5 Stars.
 2

Slacker
2017 - Slacker [Slacker, Bk 1] (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781338219609
ISBN-10: 133821960X
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 1

Ungifted
2014 - Ungifted (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780061742675
ISBN-10: 0061742678
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 1

Ungifted
2012 - Ungifted [Ungifted, Bk 1] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780545675680
ISBN-10: 0545675685
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 5

The Medusa Plot
2011 - The Medusa Plot [39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers, Bk 1] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780545298391
ISBN-10: 0545298393
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 6

This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall
2011 - This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall [Macdonald Hall, Bk 1] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780545289245
ISBN-10: 0545289246
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 3

Unsinkable
2011 - Unsinkable [Titanic, Bk 1] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780545123310
ISBN-10: 0545123313
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 8

The Emperor's Code
2010 - The Emperor's Code [39 Clues, Bk 8] (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780545060486
ISBN-10: 0545060486
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 20

Zoobreak
2009 - Zoobreak [Swindle, Bk 2] (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780545200271
ISBN-10: 054520027X
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
 10

Swindle
2009 - Swindle [Swindle, Bk 1] (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780439903455
ISBN-10: 0439903459
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 3

One False Note
2008 - One False Note [39 Clues, Bk 2] (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780545060424
ISBN-10: 0545060427
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 53

Schooled
2008 - Schooled (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780545098113
ISBN-10: 0545098114
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 3

Born to Rock
2008 - Born to Rock (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780786809219
ISBN-10: 0786809213
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 4

Swindle
2008 - Swindle [Griffin Bing, Bk 1] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780545107563
ISBN-10: 0545107563
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 7

Abduction
2006 - Abduction [Kidnapped] (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9780439895521
ISBN-10: 0439895529
Genres: Children's Books, Children's Fiction
  • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
 2

Born to Rock
2006 - Born to Rock (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781423311973
ISBN-10: 1423311973
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
  ?

Born to Rock
2006 - Born to Rock [Audio CD - Unabridged] (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9781423311959
ISBN-10: 1423311957
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 2

Maxx Comedy The Funniest Kid in America
2006 - Maxx Comedy the Funniest Kid in America (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780786838950
ISBN-10: 0786838957
Genre: Children's Books
  ?

Now You See Them Now You Don't
2005 - Now You See Them Now You Don't [On the Run, Bk 3] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780439651387
ISBN-10: 0439651387
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
 15

The Fugitive Factor
2005 - The Fugitive Factor [On The Run, Bk 2] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780439651370
ISBN-10: 0439651379
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4.7/5 Stars.
 18

2004 - Son of the Mob [Son of the Mob, Bk 1] (Paperback)
2003 - The Danger [Dive, Bk 3] (Paperback)
2003 - The Deep [Dive, Bk 2] (Paperback)
2001 - Escape [Island, Bk 3] (Paperback)
2001 - Survival [Island, Bk 2] (Paperback)
2001 - Shipwreck [Island, Bk 1] (Paperback)Paperback