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Gordon Korman

Author of One False Note

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About the Author

Gordon Korman was born in Montreal, Canada on October 23, 1963. When his 7th-grade English teacher told the class they could have 45 minutes a day for four months to work on a story of their choice, Korman began This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall. He was also the class monitor for the show more Scholastic TAB Book Club, so he sent his novel to the address on the TAB flyer, and a few days after his 14th birthday, he had a book contract with Scholastic. By the time he graduated from high school, he had published five other novels and several articles for Canadian newspapers. He received a BFA degree from New York University with a major in Dramatic Writing and a minor in Film and TV. He has written over 75 books for children and young adults including the Swindle series, The Juvie Three, and two books of poetry written by the fictional character Jeremy Bloom. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Author Gordon Korman at the 2019 Texas Book Festival in Austin, Texas, United States. By Larry D. Moore, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=84523418

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Works by Gordon Korman

One False Note (2008) 3,167 copies
Swindle (2008) 2,685 copies
Schooled (2007) 2,679 copies
Shipwreck (2000) 2,011 copies
Ungifted (2012) 2,006 copies
Restart (2017) 1,834 copies
No More Dead Dogs (2000) 1,819 copies
The Emperor's Code (2010) 1,625 copies
Zoobreak (2000) 1,362 copies
The Contest (2004) 1,242 copies
Escape (2001) 1,202 copies
Vespers Rising (2011) 1,122 copies
Unsinkable (2011) 1,098 copies
Survival (2001) 1,089 copies
Chasing the Falconers (2005) 1,061 copies
The Summit (2006) 1,038 copies
The Climb (2005) 1,037 copies
Framed (2010) 963 copies
The Discovery (Dive, Book 1) (2003) 951 copies
Son of the Mob (2002) 945 copies
The Medusa Plot (2011) 934 copies
The Fugitive Factor (2005) 823 copies
Collision Course (2011) 771 copies
S.O.S. (2011) 743 copies
The Deep (Dive, Book 2) (2003) 731 copies
Radio Fifth Grade (1989) 718 copies
Slacker (2016) 707 copies
The 6th Grade Nickname Game (1998) 690 copies
The Unteachables (2019) 680 copies
Masterminds (1800) 676 copies
The Danger (Dive, Book 3) (2004) 659 copies
Showoff (Swindle) (2012) 646 copies
Born to Rock (2006) 612 copies
The Hypnotists: Book 1 (2013) 583 copies
Pop (2009) 559 copies
I Want to Go Home! (1981) 538 copies
Hideout (Swindle) (2013) 519 copies
The Stowaway Solution (2005) 516 copies
The Zucchini Warriors (1988) 495 copies
The Juvie Three (2008) 484 copies
Public Enemies (2005) 480 copies
Beware the Fish! (1980) 448 copies
Hunting the Hunter (2006) 424 copies
Supergifted (2018) 419 copies
Go Jump in the Pool! (1979) 397 copies
The War With Mr. Wizzle (1982) 378 copies
The Toilet Paper Tigers (1993) 377 copies
Jackpot: A Swindle Mystery (2014) 371 copies
Losing Joe's Place (1990) 360 copies
The Chicken Doesn't Skate (1996) 359 copies
Linked (2021) 314 copies
No Coins, Please (1984) 308 copies
Whatshisface (2018) 289 copies
The Twinkie Squad (1992) 285 copies
Jake, Reinvented (2003) 277 copies
Unleashed (Swindle #7) (2015) 277 copies
Who is Bugs Potter? (1980) 255 copies
La Paloma Y La Luna (1998) 250 copies
Unplugged (2021) 237 copies
Son of Interflux (1988) 229 copies
War Stories (2020) 217 copies
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire (1997) 210 copies
Don't Care High (1985) 195 copies
Flashpoint (2014) 193 copies
The Fort (2022) 168 copies
Masterminds: Payback (2017) 158 copies
Jingle (Swindle #8) (2016) 158 copies
Our Man Weston (1982) 138 copies
Level 13 (2019) 105 copies
Notorious (2020) 97 copies
Operation Do-Over (2022) 78 copies
The Stars From Mars (1999) 56 copies
All-Mars All-Stars (1999) 56 copies
Cup Crazy (2000) 52 copies
The Superteacher Project (2023) 50 copies
Everest Trilogy (1809) 49 copies
Mixed Up (2023) 32 copies
Slugfest (2024) 22 copies
The 39 Clues Set (Books: 1 - 5) (2011) — Author — 18 copies
The Kidnapped Trilogy (1905) 18 copies
On the Run Books 1-3 (2010) 3 copies
Unsinkable 2 copies
Ollie is weird 2 copies
Faker (2024) 2 copies
Skellag 1 copy
War Stories 1 copy
LA ISLA 1 copy
Abissi 1 copy
Game On! (2021) 1 copy
En falsk ton (2009) 1 copy
Kejsarkoden (2010) 1 copy
Minti Geniale, Vol. 1 (2022) 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1963-10-23
Gender
male
Nationality
Canada (birth)
Birthplace
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Places of residence
Montréal, Québec, Canada
New York, New York, USA
Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
Great Neck, Long Island, New York, USA
Education
New York University (BA ∙ Fine Arts)
German Mills Public School
Thornlea Secondary School
Occupations
children's book author
Short biography
Gordon Korman published his first book at the ages of 14, and has written more than 90 juvenile and teen novels. His favorites include the New York Times bestselling Ungifted, Supergifted, Pop, and the Mastermind Sereis. Gordon lives with his family on Long Island, New York. [from The Unteachables, 2019]

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Works
161
Also by
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Members
58,827
Popularity
#246
Rating
3.9
Reviews
1,086
ISBNs
1,486
Languages
18
Favorited
52

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