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Gordon Korman


Born
in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
October 23, 1963

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Children's, Young Adult, Mystery & Thrillers


Gordon Korman 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. ...more

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HAPPY BACK TO SCHOOL!

Okay, maybe “happy” isn’t exactly the right word. As a kid, I used to fight it every September, even though – as an only child – I really looked forward to school so I could be surrounded by other people again.

Nowadays, my favorite part of fall is getting back to my school visits. I did my first one when I was fourteen, so this has been part of my life forever. It was an amazing “Summer of Snoop”

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Average rating: 4.05 · 552,995 ratings · 40,238 reviews · 241 distinct works • Similar authors
One False Note (The 39 Clue...
3.90 avg rating — 54,827 ratings — published 2008 — 76 editions
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Restart
4.18 avg rating — 48,491 ratings — published 2017 — 21 editions
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The Emperor's Code (The 39 ...
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3.86 avg rating — 30,052 ratings — published 2007 — 43 editions
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Ungifted (Ungifted #1)
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The Unteachables
4.34 avg rating — 18,441 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions
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Swindle (Swindle, #1)
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Linked
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Series by Gordon Korman

Swindle Zoobreak Framed Showoff Hideout Jackpot Unleashed
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“Ask yourself: 'Do I feel the need to laminate?' Then teaching is for you.”
― Gordon Korman
tags: education, laminating, teachers, teaching
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“I hate France. It's like the whole country's on a diet”
― Gordon Korman, One False Note
tags: diet, food, france
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“Don't think of it as losing a boyfriend. Think of it as gaining a stalker."
-Dan Cahill”
― Gordon Korman, The Medusa Plot
tags: the39clues
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