Gordon Korman
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KORMAN, GORDON, born 1963

Gordon Korman

Canadian American children's writer.

Books
27
Editions tracked
30
First editions
27
Nationality
Canada, United States

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Earliest first editionThis Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall!Scholastic, 1978 Most editions trackedOne False Note2 editions
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Gordon Korman books in order

In publication order

  1. 1This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall!1978
  2. 2Beware the Fish!1980
  3. 3Who Is Bugs Potter?1980
  4. 4I Want to Go Home!1981
  5. 5The War with Mr. Wizzle1982
  6. 6No Coins, Please1984
  7. 7Don't Care High1985
  8. 8Son of Interflux1986
  9. 9The Twinkie Squad1992
  10. 10The Sixth Grade Nickname Game1998
  11. 11No More Dead Dogs2000
  12. 12Shipwreck2001
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  1. 13Son of the Mob2002
  2. 14Schooled2007
  3. 15One False Note2008
  4. 16Swindle2008
  5. 17The Emperor's Code2010
  6. 18Ungifted2012
  7. 19The Hypnotists2013
  8. 20Masterminds2015
  9. 21Criminal Destiny2016
  10. 22Slacker2016
  11. 23Payback2017
  12. 24Restart2017
  13. 25Supergifted2017
  14. 26The Unteachables2019
  15. 27Unplugged2021

By series

The 39 Clues 2 books
  1. One False Note 2008
  2. The Emperor's Code 2010
In order

First editions, year by year

  1. 1978This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall!Scholastic
  2. 1980Who Is Bugs Potter?Scholastic
  3. 1980Beware the Fish!Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media
  4. 1981I Want to Go Home!Scholastic
  5. 1982The War with Mr. WizzleScholastic Book Services
  6. 1984No Coins, PleaseScholastic-TAB
  7. 1985Don't Care HighScholastic
  8. 1986Son of InterfluxScholastic
  9. 1992The Twinkie SquadScholastic
  10. 1998The 6th Grade Nickname GameHyperion Books for Children
  11. 2000No More Dead DogsHyperion Books for Children
  12. 2001IslandTandem Library
  13. 2002Son of the MobHyperion Books for Children
  14. 2007SchooledHyperion Books for Children
  15. 2008One False NoteScholastic
  16. 2008SwindleScholastic
  17. 2010The Emperor's CodeScholastic
  18. 2012UngiftedBalzer + Bray
  19. 2013The HypnotistsScholastic
  20. 2015MastermindsBalzer + Bray
  21. 2016MastermindsBound to Stay Bound Books
  22. 2016SlackerScholastic, Incorporated
  23. 2017RestartSchoolastic
  24. 2017MastermindsHarperCollins
  25. 2017SupergiftedHarperCollins
  26. 2019The UnteachablesHarperCollins
  27. 2021UnpluggedHarperCollins
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What order should I read Gordon Korman's books in?

In publication order they begin with This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall! (1978), then Beware the Fish! (1980) and Who Is Bugs Potter? (1980). Books in a series are listed in series order on this page.

What was Gordon Korman's first book?

The earliest book we list is This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall!, first published in 1978.

When was Gordon Korman born?

Gordon Korman was born in 1963.

How many Gordon Korman books does MyVolumes track?

We track 27 books by Gordon Korman across 30 editions, 27 of them first editions.

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