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Kidsreads.com - Author Profile: Gordon Korman - 0 views

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  • Gordon Korman
  • Gordon Korman was born October 23, 1963 in Montreal, Quebec in Canada. He wrote his first book when he was 12 years old. “It wasn't on purpose.” Gordon says, “In my school, the track and field coach had to teach language arts, and for writing, he just told us to work on whatever we wanted for the rest of the year.” As the class monitor for Arrow Book Club, he sent his manuscript to Scholastic. THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING AT MCDONALD HALL was published i
  • 1978, when Gordon was fourteen. He now has 65 novels to his credit, most recently The Juvie Three. Future projects include a SWINDLE s
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  • equel and the second book in the Scholastic series The 39 Clues.
  • jared moore on 26 Apr 11
     
    A BIO of his life. Also, an author talk.
jared moore

No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman - Powell's Books - 0 views

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      jared moore on 02 May 11
       
      We have this book in our library.
  • Gordon Korman is a Canadian author of novels, primarily for children and young adults. 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 his "Bruno and Boots" series, arguably his most famous. It was published a year and a half later by the Scholastic Press, when Gordon was 14 years old. He currently resides in New York City, with his wife and three children.
  • Winner of the 2003 Young Reader's Choice Award, Intermediate Division
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  • About the Author
  • Awards
  • Amanda Moorman, April 23, 2009 (view all comments by Amanda Moorman) This book is absolutely hilarious! I teach 8th grade language arts, and my students have enjoyed the few minutes a day I have spent reading it to them! Definately a must-have!
  • Amy Merk, January 24, 2008 (view all comments by Amy Merk) Korman writes with a contemporary voice that
  • really connected with my middle-school students. With relatively short chapters and witty wordwork, it also makes a great read aloud for grades five and up.
ricky winters

Gordon Korman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views

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  • Gordon Korman (born October 23, 1963) is a Canadian author, primarily of novels for children and young adults.[1] 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
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  • 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
  • ricky winters on 02 May 11
     
    information about gordon korman
jarred hatchette

LitLovers - Swindle Discussion Questions - Book Review - Book Club Guide - 0 views

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  • jarred hatchette on 25 Apr 11
     
    Gordon Korman was born in Montreal, Canada, and grew up in the Toronto area. Since he had no brothers, sisters, or pets, he started writing to keep himself entertained. Then his 7th-grade English teacher gave the class an exciting assignment: "He gave us four months-45 minutes a day!-to work on the story of our choice. My project was This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall, which became my first published book. I happened to be the class monitor for the Scholastic TAB Book Club, so I figured I was practically a Scholastic employee already! I sent my novel to the address on the TAB flyer, and a few days after my 14th birthday, I had a book contract with Scholastic." By the time Korman graduated from high school, he had published five other novels and several articles for Canadian newspapers. He then moved to New York City, where he studied film and dramatic writing at New York University. Known for his funny, realistic novels for children and young adults, Korman has also collaborated with his mother on two books of poetry written by the fictional character Jeremy Bloom. Never short for ideas, Korman is grateful to the real kids he meets for inspiration: "The best place to get ideas is at the schools I visit. No matter how inventive we writers try to be, the real characters are always the best ones." Gordon Korman lives in Great Neck, New York, with his wife and son.
jared moore

Gordon Korman Biography - 0 views

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Gordon Korman's Biography

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  • His first book found a home with Scholastic, who also published his next 20 or so books, including six more Bruno and Boots titles, and several award winning young adult titles, among them my personal favorite, Son of Interflux. Scholastic still publishes many of Gordon's titles, though Hyperion Press is also now printing some of Gordon's stories.
  • He now lives on Long Island, outside of New York City, has approximately 55 books to his credit, and is currently contracted for several more, including the six volume On the Run adventure series, and new young adult and childrens' titles.
  • Nicole Hicks on 18 Apr 11
     
    Biography information about Gordon Korman.
  • jared moore on 20 Apr 11
     
    Tells a little about his life.
jarred hatchette

Gordon Korman (Author of One False Note) - 0 views

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  • Korman wrote his first book, This Can't be Happening at Macdonald Hall, when he was 12 years old for a coach who suddenly found himself teaching 7th grade English. He later took that episode and created a book out of it, as well, in The Sixth Grade Nickname Game, where Mr. Huge was based on that 7th grade teacher. Korman moved to New York City where he studied film and film writing. While in New York, he also met his future wife, and they eventually married -- they now have three children. He and his wife live on Long Island with their three children. He has published more than 50 books.
    • jared moore
      jared moore on 20 Apr 11
       
      He has written a lot of books.
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The Stellar Book Award :: Gordon Korman - 0 views

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      jared moore on 27 Apr 11
       
      Wow! He was that young when he wrote his first book!
  • Korman then sent the story to Scholastic, and it was published the following year. His next four books were written over his summer vacations. At 16, Korman won the Air Canada award for the most promising young author in Canada
  • Other Books Born to Rock 2006 Son of the Mob: Hollywood Hustle, 2004 Jake, Reinvented, 2003 Son of the Mob, 2002 The Chicken Doesn’t Skate, 1996 Losing Joe’s Place, 1990 A Semester in the Life of a Garbage Bag, 1987 Son of Interflux, 1986 Don’t Care High, 1985
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      jared moore on 27 Apr 11
       
      Many books
  • This Can’t Be Happening at MacDonald Hall as a Grade 7 English project.
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