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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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RESTART IS FINALLY IN SPANISH!

Over the past few years, my top request from teachers and librarians has been a Spanish translation of RESTART. Now it’s finally here. Welcome REINICIAR, coming August 4th!

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Average rating: 4.06 · 585,113 ratings · 42,929 reviews · 238 distinct works • Similar authors
Restart
4.18 avg rating — 54,247 ratings — published 2017 — 21 editions
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One False Note (The 39 Clue...
3.90 avg rating — 55,605 ratings — published 2008
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The Emperor's Code (The 39 ...
4.05 avg rating — 44,750 ratings — published 2010 — 21 editions
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The Medusa Plot (39 Clues: ...
4.09 avg rating — 30,617 ratings — published 2011 — 38 editions
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Schooled
3.86 avg rating — 30,781 ratings — published 2007 — 43 editions
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Ungifted (Ungifted #1)
4.05 avg rating — 27,312 ratings — published 2012 — 37 editions
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The Unteachables: A Hilario...
4.34 avg rating — 20,511 ratings — published 2019 — 22 editions
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Swindle (Swindle, #1)
3.97 avg rating — 19,814 ratings — published 2008 — 30 editions
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Masterminds (Masterminds, #1)
4.30 avg rating — 14,688 ratings — published 2015 — 27 editions
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Linked
4.18 avg rating — 9,838 ratings — published 2021 — 13 editions
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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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