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| {{short description|Canadian American author (born 1963)}} | |||
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| {{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see ] --> | {{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see ] --> | ||
| | name = Gordon Korman | | name = Gordon Korman | ||
| | image = Gordon Korman 2019 Texas Book Festival.jpg | |||
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| | caption = Korman at the 2019 Texas Book Festival | |||
| | alt = Black and white photograph of Gordon Korman, author of young adult fiction, speaking at the National Book Festival in September 2011. The photograph depicts Korman in profile view, facing left and speaking into a microphone. His right hand is raised to approximately shoulder height, palm facing the audience, with fingers slightly closed as if grasping an invisible ball. | |||
| | pseudonym = | | pseudonym = | ||
| | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|10|23}} | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|10|23}} | ||
| | birth_place = ], Quebec, Canada | | birth_place = ], ], ] | ||
| |alma_mater = ] | | alma_mater = ] (]) | ||
| | death_date = | | death_date = | ||
| | death_place = | | death_place = | ||
| | occupation = |
| occupation = Author | ||
| | nationality = Canadian, American | | nationality = Canadian, American | ||
| | period = 1975–present | | period = 1975–present | ||
| | genre = ], adventure, |
| genre = ], ], ] | ||
| | subject = | | subject = | ||
| | movement = | | movement = | ||
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| notable_works = {{plainlist| | ||
| * ''Macdonald Hall'' | * ''Macdonald Hall'' | ||
| * ''Swindle'' | * ''Swindle'' | ||
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| }} | }} | ||
| | signature = | | signature = | ||
| | website = {{URL|gordonkorman.com}} | | website = {{URL|www.gordonkorman.com/}} | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| '''Gordon Korman''' (born October 23, 1963) is a |
'''Gordon Korman''' (born October 23, 1963) is a Canadian author of ] and ] books.<ref name="gordonkorman.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.gordonkorman.com |title=Gordon Korman (home) |publisher=gordonkorman.com |access-date=February 2, 2011}}</ref> Korman's books have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide over a career spanning four decades and have appeared at number one on ].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.scholastic.ca/gordonkorman/ | title=Scholastic Canada | Gordon Korman }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scholastic.ca/gordonkorman/|title=GORDON KORMAN :: HOME|website=scholastic.ca|access-date=August 10, 2016}}</ref> | ||
| ==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
| Korman was born in ], where he lived until 1970.<ref |
Korman was born in ], ], where he lived until 1970.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/gordon-korman |title=Gordon Korman |last=Gardner |first=Suzanne |date=January 5, 2012 |website=thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |publisher=Historica Canada |access-date=June 7, 2023 |quote=}}</ref> He grew up in ], ] (just north of ]) and attended ] and public high school at ].<ref name="gordonkorman.com"/><ref name="thestar.com">{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/printArticle/611407 |title=Prodigy or precocious? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090407060645/http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/611407|archive-date=April 7, 2009|last=Zlomislic|first=Diana |date=April 1, 2009 |newspaper=] |access-date= March 6, 2017}}</ref> | ||
| He moved to the United States to attend university at ] where he studied film and film-writing.<ref name="www2.scholastic.com">{{cite web |url= http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=1578 |title=Biography: Gordon Korman |website= scholastic.com |publisher=Scholastic Teachers |access-date=February 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100807023037/http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=1578 |archive-date=August 7, 2010 }}</ref> Korman received a BFA from New York University in 1985;<ref name= "gordonkorman.com"/> with a degree in dramatic visual writing and a minor in motion picture and television. | |||
| ⚫ | ==Career== | ||
| Korman wrote his first book when he was 12<ref>Masterminds book</ref> years old.<ref name="www2.scholastic.com"/> While attending ], his seventh grade English teacher, Mr. Hamilton, was a track and field coach who found himself teaching English for the first time.<ref name="gordonkorman.com" /> Hamilton required students to write a novel during the semester, and this 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.<ref name="gordonkorman.com" /> | |||
| ⚫ | ==Career== | ||
| Korman was the Scholastic Arrow Book Club monitor for the class; after completing the assignment, he mailed his manuscript to Scholastic.<ref name="www2.scholastic.com" /> ''This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall'' was published by ] in 1978 when Korman was only 14 years old.<ref name="gordonkorman.com" /> Before graduating from high school in ], Korman wrote and published five books.<ref name="thestar.com" /> | Korman wrote his first book when he was 12 years old, as part of an English class taught by a PE teacher in 7th grade.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Gordon Korman – Gordon Korman|url=https://gordonkorman.com/more-resources/about-gordon-korman-2|access-date=May 29, 2021|website=gordonkorman.com}}</ref> This became the manuscript for '']'', the first book in his ] series.<ref name= "gordonkorman.com" /> Korman was the Scholastic Arrow Book Club monitor for the class; after completing the assignment, he mailed his manuscript to Scholastic.<ref name="www2.scholastic.com" /> ''This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall'' was published by ] in 1978 when Korman was only 14 years old.<ref name="gordonkorman.com" /> Before graduating from high school in ], Korman wrote and published five books.<ref name="thestar.com" /> | ||
| Korman has written 105 books,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gordon Korman |url=https://www.scholastic.ca/gordonkorman/|access-date=July 3, 2022|website=Scholastic Canada}}</ref> with his hundredth being ''The Fort''. His books have sold more than 35 million copies{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}. | |||
| Korman has written more than 85 books which have sold more than 17 million copies in a career that has spanned three decades. | |||
| ==Works== | ==Works== | ||
| <!--presumably intended to be complete; if not use "Selected works"--> | <!--presumably intended to be complete; if not use "Selected works"--> | ||
| === |
===Standalone books=== | ||
| {{Col-begin}} | {{Col-begin}} | ||
| {{Col-break}} | {{Col-break}} | ||
| *'']'' (1981) | *'']!'' (1981) | ||
| *''Our Man Weston'' (1982) | *''Our Man Weston'' (1982) | ||
| *'']'' (1984) | *'']'' (1984) | ||
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| *'']'' (1992) | *'']'' (1992) | ||
| *''The Toilet Paper Tigers'' (1993) | *''The Toilet Paper Tigers'' (1993) | ||
| *''Why Did the Underwear Cross the Road'' (1994) | *'' Why Did the Underwear Cross the Road'' (1994) | ||
| *''The Chicken Doesn't Skate'' (1996) | *'' The Chicken Doesn't Skate'' (1996) | ||
| *''Liar, Liar Pants on Fire'' (1997) | *'' Liar, Liar Pants on Fire'' (1997) | ||
| *''The Sixth Grade Nickname Game'' (1998) | *''The Sixth Grade Nickname Game'' (1998) | ||
| {{Col-break}} | {{Col-break}} | ||
| *'']'' ( |
*'']'' (2000) | ||
| *''Maxx Comedy: The Funniest Kid in America'' (2003) | *''Maxx Comedy: The Funniest Kid in America'' (2003) | ||
| *''Jake, Reinvented'' (2003) | *''Jake, Reinvented'' (2003) | ||
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| *''The Juvie Three'' (2008) | *''The Juvie Three'' (2008) | ||
| *''Pop'' (2009) | *''Pop'' (2009) | ||
| *'' |
*''Restart'' (2017) | ||
| *'' |
*''Whatshisface'' (2018) | ||
| *''The Unteachables'' (2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/unteachables |title=Reviewed by Gordan Korman in New York Journal of Books}}</ref> | |||
| *''Notorious'' (2019) | |||
| *''War Stories'' (2020) | |||
| *''Unplugged'' (2021) | |||
| *''Linked'' (2021) | |||
| *''Operation Do-Over'' (2022) | |||
| ⚫ | *''The Fort'' (2022) | ||
| *''The Superteacher Project'' (2023) | |||
| *''Mixed Up'' (2023) | |||
| *''Slugfest'' (2024) | |||
| *''Faker'' (2024) | |||
| *''Old School'' (2025)<ref>{{cite web |title=Old School by Gordon Korman |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211642066-old-school |website=Goodreads |access-date=July 21, 2024}}</ref> | |||
| {{col-end}} | {{col-end}} | ||
| ===Series=== | ===Series=== | ||
| {{ |
{{div col}} | ||
| {{Col-break}} | |||
| ====Macdonald Hall series==== | |||
| {{Main |
{{Main|Macdonald Hall}} | ||
| *'']'' (Scholastic-TAB Publications, 1978) | *'']'' (Scholastic-TAB Publications, 1978) | ||
| *'']'' (1979) | *'']'' (1979) | ||
| *'']!'' (1980) | *'']!'' (1980) | ||
| *'']'' (1982) | *''The Wizzle War (formerly ])'' (1982) | ||
| *'']'' (1988) | *'']'' (1988) | ||
| *'']'' (1991) | *''Lights, Camera, Disaster (formerly ])'' (1991) | ||
| *''Something Fishy at Macdonald Hall'' (1995) | *''The Joke’s On Us (formerly Something Fishy at Macdonald Hall)'' (1995) | ||
| ====''Bugs Potter''==== | |||
| *''Who is Bugs Potter?'' (1980) | *''Who is Bugs Potter?'' (1980) | ||
| *''Bugs Potter LIVE at Nickaninny'' (1983) | *''Bugs Potter LIVE at Nickaninny'' (1983) | ||
| ====''Jeremy Bloom''==== | |||
| *''The |
*'' The D− Poems of Jeremy Bloom: A Collection of Poems About School, Homework, and Life (Sort Of)'' (1992) | ||
| *''The Last-Place Sports Poems of Jeremy Bloom: A Collection of Poems About Winning, Losing, and Being a Good Sport (Sometimes)'' (1996)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Gordon Korman|author2=Bernice Korman|title=The last-place sports poems of Jeremy Bloom: a collection of poems about winning, losing, and being a good sport (sometimes)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id= |
*'' The Last-Place Sports Poems of Jeremy Bloom: A Collection of Poems About Winning, Losing, and Being a Good Sport (Sometimes)'' (1996)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Gordon Korman|author2=Bernice Korman|title=The last-place sports poems of Jeremy Bloom: a collection of poems about winning, losing, and being a good sport (sometimes)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0CqTZSi--EMC|access-date=March 6, 2017|date=October 1, 1996|publisher=Scholastic|isbn=978-0-590-25516-5}}</ref> | ||
| ====''Monday Night Football Club''==== | |||
| *''The Quarterback Exchange'' (1997) | *''The Quarterback Exchange: I Was John Elway'' (1997) | ||
| *''Running Back Conversion'' (1997) | *''Running Back Conversion: I Was Barry Sanders'' (1997) | ||
| *''Super Bowl Switch'' (1997) | *''Super Bowl Switch: I Was Dan Marino'' (1997) | ||
| *''Heavy Artillery'' (1997) | *''Heavy Artillery: I Was Junior Seau'' (1997) | ||
| *''Ultimate Scoring Machine'' (1998) | *''Ultimate Scoring Machine: I Was Jerry Rice'' (1998) | ||
| *''NFL Rules! Bloopers, Pranks, Upsets, and Touchdowns'' (1998) | *''NFL Rules! Bloopers, Pranks, Upsets, and Touchdowns'' (1998) | ||
| ====Slapshots series==== | |||
| *''The Stars From Mars'' (1999) | *''The Stars From Mars'' (1999) | ||
| *''All-Mars All-Stars |
*''The Dream Team (formerly The All-Mars All-Stars)'' (1999) | ||
| *''The Face-off Phony'' (2000) | *''The Face-off Phony'' (2000) | ||
| *''Cup Crazy'' (2000) | *''Cup Crazy'' (2000) | ||
| **4-in-1 ''Slapshots: The Complete Collection'' (2008) | **4-in-1 ''Slapshots: The Complete Collection'' (2008) | ||
| ====Nose Pickers series==== | |||
| *''Nose Pickers from Outer Space!'' (1999) | *''Nose Pickers from Outer Space!'' (1999) | ||
| *''Planet of the Nose Pickers'' (2000) | *''Planet of the Nose Pickers'' (2000) | ||
| *''Your Mummy Is a Nose Picker'' (2000) | *'' Your Mummy Is a Nose Picker'' (2000) | ||
| *''Invasion of the Nose Pickers '' (2001) | *''Invasion of the Nose Pickers '' (2001) | ||
| **4-in-1 ''The Ultimate Nose-Picker Collection'' (2006) | **4-in-1 ''The Ultimate Nose-Picker Collection'' (2006) | ||
| ====Island series==== | |||
| {{Main |
{{Main|Island (novel series)}} | ||
| *''Shipwreck'' ( |
*''Shipwreck'' (2001) | ||
| *''Survival'' (2001) | *''Survival'' (2001) | ||
| *''Escape'' (2001) | *''Escape'' (2001) | ||
| **3-in-1 ''Island Trilogy Bind-Up Book'' (2006) | **3-in-1 ''Island Trilogy Bind-Up Book'' (2006) | ||
| ====Son of the Mob==== | |||
| {{Col-break}} | |||
| * '']'' (Hyperion, 2002) | |||
| * ''Son of the Mob'' ( |
* '']'' (2004) | ||
| * ''Son of the Mob: Hollywood Hustle'' (2004) | |||
| ====Dive series==== | |||
| * |
*''The Discovery'' (2003) | ||
| ⚫ | * |
||
| ⚫ | * ''The Summit'' (2002) | ||
| ;Dive series | |||
| ⚫ | *''The |
||
| *''The Deep'' (2003) | *''The Deep'' (2003) | ||
| *''The Danger'' (2003) | *''The Danger'' (2003) | ||
| ====''On the Run'' series==== | |||
| *''Chasing the Falconers'' (2005) | *''Chasing the Falconers'' (2005) | ||
| *''The Fugitive Factor'' (2005) | *''The Fugitive Factor'' (2005) | ||
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| *''Hunting the Hunter'' (2006) | *''Hunting the Hunter'' (2006) | ||
| ====Kidnapped series==== | |||
| *''The Abduction'' (2006) | *''The Abduction'' (2006) | ||
| *''The Search'' (2006) | *''The Search'' (2006) | ||
| *''The Rescue'' (2006) | *''The Rescue'' (2006) | ||
| ⚫ | ====''The 39 Clues''==== | ||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | {{main|The 39 Clues}} | ||
| (Series shared and all books written by different authors) | |||
| ⚫ | *'']'' (2008) | ||
| ⚫ | *'']'' (2010) | ||
| ⚫ | *'']'' (2011) | ||
| *'']'' (2011) | |||
| ⚫ | *'']'' (2014) | ||
| ⚫ | ====Swindle series==== | ||
| *'']'' (2008) | *'']'' (2008) | ||
| *'']'' (2009) | *'']'' (2009) | ||
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| *''Showoff'' (2012) | *''Showoff'' (2012) | ||
| *'']'' (2013) | *'']'' (2013) | ||
| *'' |
*''Jackpot'' (2014) | ||
| *''Unleashed'' (2015) | *''Unleashed'' (2015) | ||
| *''Jingle'' (2016) | *''Jingle'' (2016) | ||
| ====Titanic series==== | |||
| *''Unsinkable'' (2011) | *''Unsinkable'' (2011) | ||
| *''Collision Course'' (2011) | *''Collision Course'' (2011) | ||
| *''S.O.S |
*''S.O.S '' (2011) | ||
| ====Ungifted series==== | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| * '']'' (2012) | |||
| ⚫ | {{main |
||
| *'' |
* ''Supergifted'' (2018) | ||
| ⚫ | *'']'' (2010) | ||
| ⚫ | *'']'' (2011) | ||
| ⚫ | *'']'' ( |
||
| ⚫ | *''Flashpoint'' (2014) | ||
| ====Everest series==== | |||
| ⚫ | * ''The Contest'' (2002) | ||
| * ''The Climb'' (2002) | |||
| ⚫ | * ''The Summit'' (2002) | ||
| ====Hypnotists series==== | |||
| * ''The Hypnotists'' (2013) | * ''The Hypnotists'' (2013) | ||
| * ''Memory Maze'' (2014) | * ''Memory Maze'' (2014) | ||
| * ''The Dragonfly Effect'' (2015) | * ''The Dragonfly Effect'' (2015) | ||
| ====Slacker series==== | |||
| *''Slacker'' (2016) | |||
| *''Level 13: A Slacker Novel'' (2019) | |||
| ====Masterminds series==== | |||
| * ''Masterminds'' (2015) | * ''Masterminds'' (2015) | ||
| * ''Criminal Destiny'' (2016) | * ''Masterminds: Criminal Destiny'' (2016) | ||
| * ''Payback'' (2017) | * ''Masterminds: Payback'' (2017) | ||
| {{col |
{{div col end}} | ||
| ==Adaptations== | ==Adaptations== | ||
| The ''Monday Night Football Club'' series was adapted as the ] TV series '']'', which ran for four years between 1999 and 2004. | The ''Monday Night Football Club'' series was adapted as the ] TV series '']'', which ran for four years between 1999 and 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fictiondb.com/author/gordon-korman~series~monday-night-football-club~17315.htm|access-date=March 6, 2017|work=FictionDB|title=Monday Night Football Club}}</ref> | ||
| '']'' was adapted into a movie that aired on |
'']'' was adapted into a ] that aired on ] in ].{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} | ||
| Three '']'' series books were TV adapted as the "Bruno & Boots" miniseries, with ''Go Jump in the Pool'', ], and ] (as ''The Wizzle War''). It starred ], Callan Potter and ]. It debuted on April 1, 2016, firstly with ''Go Jump In The Pool'', on the Canadian network YTV.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kidscreen.com/2015/07/30/ytv-decides-to-go-jump-in-the-pool-with-aircraft/|title=YTV decides to Go Jump in the Pool! with Aircraft|publisher=]|date=July 30, 2015|author=Julianna Cummins|access-date=November 9, 2015}}</ref> The other two adaptations aired on YTV the next year on the same day. | |||
| Other optioned books include ''No Coins, Please'', ''I Want to Go Home,'' the Island trilogy and ''The Twinkie Squad''.<ref name="gordonkorman.com" /> | Other optioned books include ''No Coins, Please'', ''I Want to Go Home,'' the Island trilogy and ''The Twinkie Squad''.<ref name="gordonkorman.com" /> | ||
| ==Awards and recognition== | ==Awards and recognition== | ||
| * Air Canada Award for promising authors in Canada, at age 17<ref name="stellaraward.ca"/> | * Air Canada Award for promising authors in Canada, at age 17<ref name="stellaraward.ca">{{cite web |first=Niki |last=B. |url=http://www.stellaraward.ca/author.php?id=21 |title=Stellar Award: Gordon Korman |work= StellarAward.ca |access-date=February 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706204129/http://www.stellaraward.ca/author.php?id=21 |archive-date=July 6, 2011 }}</ref> | ||
| * 1991 Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award (chosen by ] schoolchildren), ''The Zucchini Warriors'' (1988)<ref> |
* 1991 Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award (chosen by ] schoolchildren), ''The Zucchini Warriors'' (1988)<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060522124717/http://www.learningwithliterature.ualberta.ca/manyoungreader.htm|archive-date=May 22, 2006|url=http://www.learningwithliterature.ualberta.ca/manyoungreader.htm|title= Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award (1991–2004).|publisher=Manitoba School Library Audio Visual Association|access-date=March 6, 2017}}</ref> | ||
| * |
* 1999 ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, ''The Toilet Paper Tigers'' (1993)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/popularpaperback/annotations/1999popularpaperbacks.cfm |title=1999 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults |publisher=] (YALSA). American Library Association (ALA) |access-date=February 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605063013/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/popularpaperback/annotations/1999popularpaperbacks.cfm |archive-date=June 5, 2011 }}</ref> | ||
| * |
* 2001 ] Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, ''Losing Joe's Place'' (1990)<ref name="ala.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/popularpaperback/2001popularpaperbacks.cfm |title=2001 Popular Paperbacks |publisher=YALSA. ALA |access-date=February 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605063002/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/popularpaperback/2001popularpaperbacks.cfm |archive-date=June 5, 2011 }}</ref> | ||
| * 2001 ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, ''The Chicken Doesn't Skate'' (1993)<ref name="ala.org"/> | * 2001 ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, ''The Chicken Doesn't Skate'' (1993)<ref name="ala.org"/> | ||
| * 2003 ], ''Son of the Mob'' (2002)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/annotations/2003toptenbest.cfm |title=2003 Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults: Annotated List |publisher=YALSA. ALA | |
* 2003 ], ''Son of the Mob'' (2002)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/annotations/2003toptenbest.cfm |title=2003 Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults: Annotated List |publisher=YALSA. ALA |access-date=February 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117034635/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/annotations/2003toptenbest.cfm |archive-date=January 17, 2011 }}</ref> | ||
| * 2003 Pacific Northwest Library Association ] (chosen by Pacific NW schoolchildren), Intermediate Division (Grades 7–9), ''No More Dead Dogs'' (2003)<ref name=PNLA>{{cite web |url=http://www.pnla.org/yrca-past-winners |title=YRCA Past Winners |publisher=Pacific Northwest Library Association ( |
* 2003 Pacific Northwest Library Association ] (chosen by Pacific NW schoolchildren), Intermediate Division (Grades 7–9), ''No More Dead Dogs'' (2003)<ref name=PNLA>{{cite web |url=http://www.pnla.org/yrca-past-winners |title=YRCA Past Winners |publisher=Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA) |access-date=February 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012133547/http://www.pnla.org/yrca-past-winners |archive-date=October 12, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
| * 2004 ALA Best Books for Young Adults, ''Jake Reinvented'' (2003)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/annotations/2004bestbooks.cfm |title=Best Books for Young Adults Annotated List 2004 |publisher=YALSA. ALA | |
* 2004 ALA Best Books for Young Adults, ''Jake Reinvented'' (2003)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/annotations/2004bestbooks.cfm |title=Best Books for Young Adults Annotated List 2004 |publisher=YALSA. ALA |access-date=February 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117034206/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/annotations/2004bestbooks.cfm |archive-date=January 17, 2011 }}</ref> | ||
| * 2005 PNLA Young Reader's Choice Award – Intermediate, ''Son of the Mob'' (2002)<ref name=PNLA/> | * 2005 PNLA Young Reader's Choice Award – Intermediate, ''Son of the Mob'' (2002)<ref name=PNLA/> | ||
| * 2010 PNLA Young Reader's Choice Award – Intermediate, ''Schooled'' (2007)<ref name=PNLA/> | * 2010 PNLA Young Reader's Choice Award – Intermediate, ''Schooled'' (2007)<ref name=PNLA/> | ||
| * 2010–2011 Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (by vote of Arkansas schoolchildren), ''Swindle'' (2008)<ref name=ASL/><ref name=ASLwinners/> | * 2010–2011 Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (by a vote of Arkansas schoolchildren), ''Swindle'' (2008)<ref name=ASL/><ref name=ASLwinners/> | ||
| *2011–2012 Charlie May Simon Award, ''Zoobreak'' (2009)<ref name=ASL>{{cite web |title=Charlie May Simon Award (Grades 4–6) |url=http://www.library.arkansas.gov/ChildrensBookAwards/Pages/CharlieMaySimonAward.aspx |publisher=Arkansas State Library (ASL) | |
*2011–2012 Charlie May Simon Award, ''Zoobreak'' (2009)<ref name=ASL>{{cite web |title=Charlie May Simon Award (Grades 4–6) |url=http://www.library.arkansas.gov/ChildrensBookAwards/Pages/CharlieMaySimonAward.aspx |publisher=Arkansas State Library (ASL) |access-date=February 20, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315215447/http://www.library.arkansas.gov/ChildrensBookAwards/Pages/CharlieMaySimonAward.aspx |archive-date=March 15, 2014 }}</ref><ref name=ASLwinners> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203134535/http://www.library.arkansas.gov/ChildrensBookAwards/Documents/Winners-%20Simon%20Award%20Winners-%20web.pdf |date=December 3, 2013 }}. ASL. Retrieved February 20, 2014.</ref> | ||
| *2016 ]<ref>James D. Watts Jr., , '']'', May 5, 2016.</ref> | *2016 ]<ref>James D. Watts Jr., , '']'', May 5, 2016.</ref> | ||
| *2020 Young Hoosier Book Award (Intermediate), ''Restart'' (2017)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Young Hoosier Book Award|url=https://www.ilfonline.org/page/yhba|access-date=March 15, 2021|archive-date=March 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309054109/http://www.ilfonline.org/page/yhba|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
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Canadian American author (born 1963)
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 Korman at the 2019 Texas Book Festival | |
| Born | (1963-10-23) October 23, 1963 (age 61) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | Canadian, American |
| Alma mater | New York University (BFA) |
| Period | 1975–present |
| Genre | Realistic fiction, adventure fiction, young adult fiction |
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Gordon Korman (born October 23, 1963) is a Canadian author of children's and young adult fiction books. Korman's books have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide over a career spanning four decades and have appeared at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list.
Early life
Korman was born in Montreal, Quebec, where he lived until 1970. He grew up in Thornhill, Ontario (just north of Toronto) and attended German Mills Public School and public high school at Thornlea Secondary School.
He moved to the United States to attend university at New York University where he studied film and film-writing. Korman received a BFA from New York University in 1985; with a degree in dramatic visual writing and a minor in motion picture and television.
Career
Korman wrote his first book when he was 12 years old, as part of an English class taught by a PE teacher in 7th grade. This became the manuscript for This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall, the first book in his Macdonald Hall series. 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 14 years old. Before graduating from high school in Thornhill, Ontario, Korman wrote and published five books.
Korman has written 105 books, with his hundredth being The Fort. His books have sold more than 35 million copies.
Works
Standalone books
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Series
Macdonald Hall series
Main article: Macdonald Hall- This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall (Scholastic-TAB Publications, 1978)
- Go Jump in the Pool (1979)
- Beware the Fish! (1980)
- The Wizzle War (formerly The War With Mr. Wizzle) (1982)
- The Zucchini Warriors (1988)
- Lights, Camera, Disaster (formerly Macdonald Hall Goes Hollywood) (1991)
- The Joke’s On Us (formerly Something Fishy at Macdonald Hall) (1995)
Bugs Potter
- Who is Bugs Potter? (1980)
- Bugs Potter LIVE at Nickaninny (1983)
Jeremy Bloom
- The D− Poems of Jeremy Bloom: A Collection of Poems About School, Homework, and Life (Sort Of) (1992)
- The Last-Place Sports Poems of Jeremy Bloom: A Collection of Poems About Winning, Losing, and Being a Good Sport (Sometimes) (1996)
Monday Night Football Club
- The Quarterback Exchange: I Was John Elway (1997)
- Running Back Conversion: I Was Barry Sanders (1997)
- Super Bowl Switch: I Was Dan Marino (1997)
- Heavy Artillery: I Was Junior Seau (1997)
- Ultimate Scoring Machine: I Was Jerry Rice (1998)
- NFL Rules! Bloopers, Pranks, Upsets, and Touchdowns (1998)
Slapshots series
- The Stars From Mars (1999)
- The Dream Team (formerly The All-Mars All-Stars) (1999)
- The Face-off Phony (2000)
- Cup Crazy (2000)
- 4-in-1 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)
- 4-in-1 The Ultimate Nose-Picker Collection (2006)
Island series
Main article: Island (novel series)- Shipwreck (2001)
- Survival (2001)
- Escape (2001)
- 3-in-1 Island Trilogy Bind-Up Book (2006)
Son of the Mob
- Son of the Mob (Hyperion, 2002)
- Son of the Mob 2: Hollywood Hustle (2004)
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)
The 39 Clues
Main article: The 39 Clues(Series shared and all books written by different authors)
- One False Note (2008)
- The Emperor's Code (2010)
- Vespers Rising (2011)
- The Medusa Plot (2011)
- Flashpoint (2014)
Swindle series
- Swindle (2008)
- Zoobreak (2009)
- Framed (2010)
- Showoff (2012)
- Hideout (2013)
- Jackpot (2014)
- Unleashed (2015)
- Jingle (2016)
Titanic series
- Unsinkable (2011)
- Collision Course (2011)
- S.O.S (2011)
Ungifted series
- Ungifted (2012)
- Supergifted (2018)
Everest series
- The Contest (2002)
- The Climb (2002)
- The Summit (2002)
Hypnotists series
- The Hypnotists (2013)
- Memory Maze (2014)
- The Dragonfly Effect (2015)
Slacker series
- Slacker (2016)
- Level 13: A Slacker Novel (2019)
Masterminds series
- Masterminds (2015)
- Masterminds: Criminal Destiny (2016)
- Masterminds: Payback (2017)
Adaptations
The Monday Night Football Club series was adapted as the Disney Channel TV series The Jersey, which ran for four years between 1999 and 2004.
Swindle was adapted into a movie that aired on Nickelodeon in 2013.
Three Macdonald Hall series books were TV adapted as the "Bruno & Boots" miniseries, with Go Jump in the Pool, This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall, and The War with Mr. Wizzle (as The Wizzle War). It starred Jonny Gray, Callan Potter and Peter Keleghan. It debuted on April 1, 2016, firstly with Go Jump In The Pool, on the Canadian network YTV. The other two adaptations aired on YTV the next year on the same day.
Other optioned books include No Coins, Please, I Want to Go Home, the Island trilogy and The Twinkie Squad.
Awards and recognition
- Air Canada Award for promising authors in Canada, at age 17
- 1991 Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award (chosen by Manitoba schoolchildren), The Zucchini Warriors (1988)
- 1999 ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, The Toilet Paper Tigers (1993)
- 2001 American Library Association Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, Losing Joe's Place (1990)
- 2001 ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, The Chicken Doesn't Skate (1993)
- 2003 ALA Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults, Son of the Mob (2002)
- 2003 Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (chosen by Pacific NW schoolchildren), Intermediate Division (Grades 7–9), No More Dead Dogs (2003)
- 2004 ALA Best Books for Young Adults, Jake Reinvented (2003)
- 2005 PNLA Young Reader's Choice Award – Intermediate, Son of the Mob (2002)
- 2010 PNLA Young Reader's Choice Award – Intermediate, Schooled (2007)
- 2010–2011 Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (by a vote of Arkansas schoolchildren), Swindle (2008)
- 2011–2012 Charlie May Simon Award, Zoobreak (2009)
- 2016 Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers' Literature
- 2020 Young Hoosier Book Award (Intermediate), Restart (2017)
See also
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References
- ^ "Gordon Korman (home)". gordonkorman.com. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- "Scholastic Canada | Gordon Korman".
- "GORDON KORMAN :: HOME". scholastic.ca. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- Gardner, Suzanne (January 5, 2012). "Gordon Korman". thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Historica Canada. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ Zlomislic, Diana (April 1, 2009). "Prodigy or precocious?". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on April 7, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- ^ "Biography: Gordon Korman". scholastic.com. Scholastic Teachers. Archived from the original on August 7, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- "About Gordon Korman – Gordon Korman". gordonkorman.com. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- "Gordon Korman". Scholastic Canada. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- "Reviewed by Gordan Korman in New York Journal of Books".
- "Old School by Gordon Korman". Goodreads. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- Gordon Korman; Bernice Korman (October 1, 1996). The last-place sports poems of Jeremy Bloom: a collection of poems about winning, losing, and being a good sport (sometimes). Scholastic. ISBN 978-0-590-25516-5. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- "Monday Night Football Club". FictionDB. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- Julianna Cummins (July 30, 2015). "YTV decides to Go Jump in the Pool! with Aircraft". kidscreen. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- B., Niki. "Stellar Award: Gordon Korman". StellarAward.ca. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- "Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award (1991–2004)". Manitoba School Library Audio Visual Association. Archived from the original on May 22, 2006. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- "1999 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). American Library Association (ALA). Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ "2001 Popular Paperbacks". YALSA. ALA. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- "2003 Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults: Annotated List". YALSA. ALA. Archived from the original on January 17, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ "YRCA Past Winners". Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA). Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- "Best Books for Young Adults Annotated List 2004". YALSA. ALA. Archived from the original on January 17, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ "Charlie May Simon Award (Grades 4–6)". Arkansas State Library (ASL). Archived from the original on March 15, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ^ "Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award Winners, 1971 to Current" Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. ASL. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- James D. Watts Jr., "Author Gordon Korman's career started in seventh grade", Tulsa World, May 5, 2016.
- "Young Hoosier Book Award". Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
External links
Library resources aboutGordon Korman
By Gordon Korman
- Official website
- Gordon Korman at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Gordon Korman at Library of Congress, with 91 library catalog records
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