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Gordon Korman


Born
in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
October 23, 1963

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Genre
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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Gordon Korman's Blog

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GET HYPER (GIFTED)!!!

It’s official – UNGIFTED is now a trilogy!

I’m so thrilled that HYPERGIFTED is out today – and also confused because I’m not sure whether or not I should move UNGIFTED, SUPERGIFTED, and HYPERGIFTED to the series section of my website.

But for now, I’m not going to stress about that. I’m just happy to bring the latest story about Donovan, Noah, and friends into the world. I had so much fun returning

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Combine Editions

Average rating: 4.06 · 576,964 ratings · 42,202 reviews · 247 distinct works • Similar authors
Restart
4.18 avg rating — 52,824 ratings — published 2017
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One False Note (The 39 Clue...
3.90 avg rating — 55,421 ratings — published 2008 — 78 editions
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The Emperor's Code (The 39 ...
4.05 avg rating — 44,668 ratings — published 2010 — 53 editions
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The Medusa Plot (39 Clues: ...
4.09 avg rating — 30,561 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions
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Schooled
3.86 avg rating — 30,614 ratings — published 2007 — 43 editions
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Ungifted (Ungifted #1)
4.05 avg rating — 26,930 ratings — published 2012 — 25 editions
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The Unteachables
4.34 avg rating — 19,878 ratings — published 2019 — 22 editions
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Swindle (Swindle, #1)
3.97 avg rating — 19,724 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions
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Masterminds (Masterminds, #1)
4.31 avg rating — 14,448 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions
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4.18 avg rating — 9,525 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions
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Series by Gordon Korman

Swindle Zoobreak Framed Showoff Hideout Jackpot Unleashed
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4.04 avg rating — 40,212 ratings

Ungifted Supergifted Hypergifted
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4.07 avg rating — 32,108 ratings

Masterminds Criminal Destiny Payback
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4.32 avg rating — 26,598 ratings

Shipwreck Survival Escape
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3.89 avg rating — 16,609 ratings

This Can't Be Happening at ... Go Jump in the Pool! Beware the Fish! The War with Mr. Wizzle The Zucchini Warriors Macdonald Hall Goes Hollywood Something Fishy at Macdonal...
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Quotes by Gordon Korman  (?)
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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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What book should we read in October?

You may write in titles, provided the book is a 2023 Newbery contender and already published.

 
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Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig King (write-in)
 
  7 votes 8.6%

Alias Anna by Susan Hood https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
 
  5 votes 6.2%

A Rover's Story (write-in)
 
  3 votes 3.7%

Alone by Megan E. Freeman https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4... (write-in)
 
  3 votes 3.7%

 
  2 votes 2.5%

 
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The Secret Battle of Evan Pao by Wendy Wan-Long Shang (write-in)
 
  1 vote 1.2%

The Fort (write-in)
 
  1 vote 1.2%

In Honor Broken Things by Paul Campora (write-in)
 
  1 vote 1.2%

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