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'''Gordon Korman''' is a ] author of ]s, primarily for children. '''Gordon Korman''' is a ] author of ]s, primarily for children.


In the seventh grade, his language arts teacher was a track and field coach. At a loss on what to do, the teacher simply allowed them to work on whatever they wanted for the rest of the year. For Gordon, this resulted in ''This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall'', the first book in what is arguably his most famous series. It was published a year and a half later by the ], when Gordon was a mere 14 years of age. In the seventh grade, his language arts teacher was a track and field coach. At a loss on what to do, the teacher simply allowed them to work on whatever they wanted for the rest of the year. For Gordon, this resulted in ''This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall'', the first book in what is arguably his most famous series.


He is currently resides in ], with his wife and three children. He is currently resides in ], with his wife and three children.

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Gordon Korman is a Canadian author of novels, primarily for children.

In the seventh grade, his language arts teacher was a track and field coach. At a loss on what to do, the teacher simply allowed them to work on whatever they wanted for the rest of the year. For Gordon, this resulted in This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall, the first book in what is arguably his most famous series.

He is currently resides in New York City, with his wife and three children.

Complete Bibliography

from the Gordon Korman website

Books

  • This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall (1978)
  • Go Jump in the Pool (1979)
  • Beware the Fish (1980)
  • I Want To Go Home (1981)
  • Who Is Bugs Potter (1980)
  • Our Man Weston (1982)
  • Bugs Potter LIVE at Nickaninny (1983)
  • The War With Mr. Wizzle (1982)
  • No Coins Please (1984)
  • Don't Care High (1985)
  • Son Of Interflux (1986)
  • A Semester In The Life Of A Garbage Bag (1987)
  • The Zucchini Warriors (1988)
  • Radio 5th Grade (1989)
  • Losing Joe's Place(1990)
  • Macdonald Hall Goes Hollywood (1991)
  • 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 Last-Place Sports Poems of Jeremy Bloom (1996)
  • Something Fishy At Macdonald Hall (1995)
  • The Chicken Doesn't Skate (1996)
  • Liar, Liar Pants On Fire (1997)
  • The Sixth Grade Nickname Game (1998)
  • Quarterback Exchange: I was John Elway (1997)
  • Running Back Conversion: I was Barry Sanders (1997)
  • Super Bowl Switch: I was Dan Marino (1997)
  • Heavy Artillary: I was Junior Seau (1997)
  • Ultimate Scoring Machine: I was Jerry Rice (1998)
  • NFL Rules! Bloopers, Pranks, Upsets, and Touchdowns (1998)
  • No More Dead Dogs (2000)
  • Slapshots 1 - The Stars From Mars (1999)
  • Nose Pickers From Outer Space (1999)
  • Slapshots 2 - All-Mars All-Stars (1999)
  • Planet Of the Nose Pickers (2000)
  • Slapshots 3 - The Face-off Phony (2000)
  • Your Mummy Is A Nose Picker (2000)
  • Slapshots 4 - Cup Crazy (2000)
  • Invasion Of The Nose Pickers (2001)
  • Shipwreck (Island Book 1) (2001)
  • Survival (Island Book 2) (2001)
  • Escape (Island Book 3) (2001)
  • Son Of the Mob (2002)
  • The Contest (Everest Book 1) (2002)
  • The Climb (Everest Book 2) (2002)
  • The Summit (Everest Book 3) (2002)
  • Maxx Comedy: The Funniest Kid in America (2003)
  • Jake, Reinvented (2003)
  • Dive Trilogy (2003)
  • Son of the Mob: Hollywood Hustle (2004)
  • On the Run (Series) (2004-2005)
  • Born to Rock (2005-2006)

Short stories

  • "Hamish Mactavish is Eating a Bus" -- Appearing in From One Experience to Another, edited by Dr. M Jerry Wiess & Helen S. Weiss (1997)
  • "A Reasonable Sum" -- Appearing in Connections, edited by Donald R. Gallo (1989)
  • "Homicide Meets Mr. Gold Medal" -- SCOPE Magazine, year uncertain

External links

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