Gordon Korman

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  • Bibliography:
    114 Books (16 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1979
  • Latest Book:
    February 2026
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Full Series List in Order

Dive

1 - The Discovery (Jun-2003)
2 - The Deep (Jul-2003)
3 - The Danger (Aug-2003)

Everest

1 - The Contest (Jul-2002)
2 - The Climb (Sep-2002)
3 - The Summit (Oct-2002)

Hypnotists

1 - The Hypnotists (Aug-2013)
2 - Memory Maze (Aug-2014)
3 - The Dragonfly Effect (Aug-2015)

Island

1 - Shipwreck (Jun-2001)
2 - Survival (Jul-2001)
3 - Escape (Aug-2001)

Kidnapped

1 - The Abduction (May-2006)
2 - The Search (Jul-2006)
3 - The Rescue (Sep-2006)

Macdonald Hall

1 - This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall! (Sep-1979)
2 - Go Jump in the Pool! (1979)
3 - Beware the Fish! (Mar-1986)
4 - The War With Mr. Wizzle (1982)
5 - The Zucchini Warriors (Sep-1988)
6 - Macdonald Hall Goes Hollywood (Jul-1994)
7 - Something Fishy at Macdonald Hall // The Joke's On Us (Sep-2000)

The Man with the Plan

1 - Swindle (Apr-2008)
2 - Zoobreak (Sep-2009)
3 - Framed (Sep-2010)
4 - Showoff (Jan-2012)
5 - Hideout (Jan-2013)
6 - Jackpot (Jan-2014)
7 - Unleashed (Jan-2015)
8 - Jingle (Oct-2016)

Masterminds

1 - Masterminds (Feb-2015)
2 - Criminal Destiny (Feb-2016)
3 - Payback (Mar-2017)

Monday Night Football Club

1 - Quarterback Exchange: I Was John Elway (Sep-1997)
2 - Running Back Conversion: I Was Barry Sanders (Sep-1997)
3 - Superbowl Switch: I Was Dan Marino (Nov-1997)
4 - Heavy Artillery: I Was Junior Seau (Jan-1998)
5 - Ultimate Scoring Machine: I Was Jerry Rice (Apr-1998)

Nosepickers

1 - Nosepickers From Outer Space (Aug-1999)
2 - Planet of the Nose Pickers (May-2000)
3 - Your Mummy is a Nose Picker (Nov-2000)
4 - Invasion of the Nose Pickers (Apr-2001)

On the Run

1 - Chasing the Falconers (Apr-2005)
2 - The Fugitive Factor (Jun-2005)
3 - Now You See Them, Now You Don't (Aug-2005)
4 - The Stowaway Solution (Oct-2005)
5 - Public Enemies (Dec-2005)
6 - Hunting the Hunter (Feb-2006)

A Slacker Novel

1 - Slacker (May-2016)
2 - Level 13 (Jun-2019)

Slapshots

1 - The Stars From Mars (Oct-1999)
2 - All Mars All Stars (Dec-1999)
3 - The Face-Off Phony (Feb-2000)
4 - Cup Crazy (Apr-2000)

Son of the Mob

1 - Son of the Mob (Aug-2004)
2 - Son of the Mob: Hollywood Hustle (Aug-2004)

Titanic

1 - Unsinkable (May-2011)
2 - Collision Course (Aug-2011)
3 - S.O.S. (Sep-2011)

Ungifted

1 - Ungifted (Aug-2012)
2 - Supergifted (Jan-2018)

Multi-Author Series List

The 39 Clues

2 - One False Note (Dec-2008)
8 - The Emperor's Code (Apr-2010)

The 39 Clues: Cahills Vs. Vespers

1 - The Medusa Plot (Aug-2011)

The 39 Clues: Unstoppable

4 - Flashpoint (Sep-2014)

Book List in Order: 114 titles

  • Go Jump in the Pool!

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy
    Macdonald Hall - 2

    Those turkeys at York Academy think they're really something with their hotshot swimming team and Olympic pool! So what if York Academy is better at athletics -- Macdonald Hall is superior academically! But if Bruno and Boots don't do something ab...

  • This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall!

    Macdonald Hall - 1

    School will never be the same! Bruno and Boots are always in trouble. So the Headmaster, aka “The Fish,” separates them. Bruno must now room with the ghoulish Elmer Drimsdale. And Boots is stuck with nerdy, preppy, paranoid George Wexford-Smyt...

  • The War With Mr. Wizzle

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy
    Macdonald Hall - 4

    Walter C. Wizzle and his computer are trying to take over Macdonald Hall! Wizzle is making everyone wear a tie and is giving out demerits and detentions like they're going out of style! Bruno and Boots have had enough. If The Fish (Headmaster Sturgeo...

  • I Want to Go Home!

  • No Coins, Please!

    A zany cross-country tour where cash is king and the laughs are large in classic Korman style! Dennis and Rob find perfect summer jobs as counsellors on the JT Juniortours cross-country driving tour. Dennis is in heaven - he thinks he and his friend ...

  • Hilarious Adventures with Bruno and Boots

  • Don't Care High

    "Don't Care High: It's more than a nickname -- it's a concept." At Don Carey High School, school spirit is so non-existent that nobody even noticed when a highway on-ramp got built over the football field. But new students Paul and Sheldon have a pla...

  • Beware the Fish!

    Macdonald Hall - 3

    Gordon Korman's classic, bestselling series celebrates its 35th anniversary!
    Macdonald Hall's ivy-covered buildings have housed and educated many fine young Canadians. But Bruno Walton and Boots O'Neal are far from being fine young C...

  • Our Man Weston

    Twin brothers Sidney and Tom Weston take summer jobs as bellboys at the Pine Grove Resort Hotel and become detectives when a series of strange events leads them to suspect that an international spy ring is in operation...



  • Son of Interflux

    Even though his father is Senior Executive Vice President of Interflux, Simon leads his high school classmates in thwarting the giant corporation's plan to build a new complex and take over some city land....

  • A Semester in the Life of a Garbage Bag

    It's not easy being an eleventh-grade garbage bag. Sean Delancey had expected his junior year to be normal. That was his first mistake. His second mistake was in allowing his new English project partner, Raymond Jardine, to convince him to join in...

  • The Zucchini Warriors

    Macdonald Hall - 5

    Zucchini, zucchini everywhere -- and NOTHING good to eat! Bruno and Boots have never met a zucchini stick they liked. But Tank Carson, millionaire zucchini stick king, has decided to get behind a winning football team at Macdonald Hall. So the guy...

  • Radio Fifth Grade

    DON'T CHANGE THE STATION! Benjy Driver is the star of his school's radio program. Too bad no one listens to it. When an uncooperative guest, a parrot named Winston Churchill, sends the show into chaos, Benjy is convinced his radio career is over. ...

  • Bugs Potter Live at Nickaninny

  • Who is Bugs Potter?

  • Losing Joe's Place

    Jason and his two friends are about to have the ultimate summer experience, because they've just taken over Jason's cool older brother Joe's apartment for the summer. Now all they have to do is just say no: No parents. No rules. No problems. Right? W...

  • The D- Poems of Jeremy Bloom

  • The Twinkie Squad

  • The Toilet Paper Tigers

    Forget about winning, they're just trying to score! Corey Johnson never dreamed Little League could be so humiliating. But that was before he joined the Feather Soft Tigers. It's bad enough that the team uniforms have pictures of toilet paper on th...



  • Macdonald Hall Goes Hollywood

    Macdonald Hall - 6

    From #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Gordon Korman comes another sidesplitting tale chronicling the misadventures of the boarding-school boys of MacDonald Hall.Intending to use MacDonald Hall as a location and the "locals" as scenery, the film c...

  • Why Did the Underwear Cross the Road?

  • The Last-Place Sports Poems of Jeremy Bloom

    Enduring a second year with the poetry teacher who gave him a D minus, reluctant Jeremy Bloom hopes to earn a better grade by writing sports poetry and finds the task more enjoyable than he anticipated. Original....

  • The Chicken Doesn't Skate

    SHE'S ONE POPULAR CHICK! Milo the science geek has a problem. Everybody in school is obsessed with his science fair specimen: a baby chick. They treat his specimen like royalty. They name her Henrietta and insist she’s a good luck charm, a mascot ...

  • Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire

    ...I’m a big fat liar! Second grade was nothing. A baboon could feel special in second grade. But third grade? It's tough. Brittany wears designer clothes. Kevin's good at sports. And I'm a world-champion nobody. That's why I lie. I have to! If I...

  • Quarterback Exchange: I Was John Elway

    Monday Night Football Club - 1

    When Nicholas Farrel Lighter (N.F.L.) receives an old, itchy football jersey from his grandfather, his first inclination is to throw it away, but he soon discovers that the jersey allows him to switch places with John Elway during a Monday Night Foot...

  • Running Back Conversion: I Was Barry Sanders

    Monday Night Football Club - 2

    Elliot Rifkin does not believe that his friend actually changed places with John Elway during Monday Night Football, but when he tries the mysterious football jersey on for himself, he finds himself looking through the eyes of Barry Sanders. Original...

  • Superbowl Switch: I Was Dan Marino

    Monday Night Football Club - 3

  • Heavy Artillery: I Was Junior Seau

    Monday Night Football Club - 4

  • Ultimate Scoring Machine: I Was Jerry Rice

    Monday Night Football Club - 5



  • Nosepickers From Outer Space

    Nosepickers - 1

  • The Stars From Mars

    Slapshots - 1

    When the Martians join the Waterloo Junior Hockey League, they must work hard to prove themselves not only because of their team name, but also because of their wacky coach named "Boom Boom" Bolitsky, in the first installment of an exciting new serie...

  • All Mars All Stars

    Slapshots - 2

    An exciting field trip to see an NHL hockey game turns into the opportunity of a lifetime when one of the teams can't show up due to food poisoning and the Mars School hockey team is asked to take its place. Original....

  • The Face-Off Phony

    Slapshots - 3

    "Chipmunk" Adelman becomes convinced that the powerful new center on the Oilers is a ringer, but unless he can prove that the player's too old for an elementary league, the Mars School hockey team will face an early exit from the season...

  • Cup Crazy

    Slapshots - 4

  • Planet of the Nose Pickers

    Nosepickers - 2

    When Devin discovered that Stan, the foreign exchange student his family was hosting, actually came from another planet, rather than another state, it took a little work, but he managed to deal with it. And when he learned that his teacher was a UFO ...

  • No More Dead Dogs

    The whole truth and nothing but.... Nobody understands Wallace Wallace. This reluctant school football hero has been suspended from the team for writing an unfavorable book report on Old Shep, My Pal. But Wallace won't tell a lie -- he hated every...

  • Something Fishy at Macdonald Hall // The Joke's On Us

    Macdonald Hall - 7

    When the practical jokes go too far causing Bruno and Boots to be falsely blamed, the boys know they have to put an end to the madness and catch the mystery person behind the irritating pranks. Reprint....

  • Your Mummy is a Nose Picker

    Nosepickers - 3

  • Invasion of the Nose Pickers

    Nosepickers - 4

    While on a fourth-grade trip to New York City, Devin helps his friend Stan Mflxnys, a 147-year-old alien from the planet Pan, and other E.T.s try to locate the Humongan who is stealing the Pants' power supply, thereby disabling the microcomputer in S...



  • Shipwreck

    Island - 1

    6 Kids. 1 Shipwreck. 1 Desert Island. Luke, J.J., Will, Lyssa, Charla, and Ian. They didn't want to be on the boat in the first place. They didn't want to be stuck at sea with a bunch of strangers. But when you're in the middle of the Pacific...

  • Survival

    Island - 2

    6 Kids. 1 Shipwreck. 1 Desert Island. Stranded. Separated. Six kids are stuck on a desert island. They have no food. No shelter. Nobody knows they are lost. They must take from the island in order to survive. But what if they're not alone? ...

  • Escape

    Island - 3

    6 Kids. 1 Shipwreck. 1 Desert Island. Things were bad enough when Luke, Lyssa, Will, J.J., Ian, and Charla were stuck alone on the island. But now they have company -- really bad company. Plus, Will is seriously injured and needs help immediatel...

  • The Contest

    Everest - 1

    The height of danger. The height of competition. The height of the world. Who will be the youngest person ever to climb Mount Everest? It's the ultimate test of endurance and skill. The mountain has claimed the lives of many adults. Now kids are goi...

  • The Climb

    Everest - 2

    The height of danger. The height of competition. The height of the world. Everest. The ultimate climb. The greatest of risks. Four kids are on a quest to reach the top. But their ascent is not easy. The weather is harsh. The competition is harsher....

  • The Summit

    Everest - 3

    The height of danger. The height of competition. The height of the world. Four kids are prepared to go into thin air in order to become the youngest person ever to climb Everest. But they are not prepared for the challenges that await them as they g...

  • Maxx Comedy: The Funniest Kid in America

    Ever since he was little, Max Carmody has been trying to make people laugh. So when he sees a poster announcing a contest for "The Funniest Kid in America," he feels that he has finally found his destiny. Dubbing himself "Maxx Comedy," he sets about ...

  • The Discovery

    Dive - 1

    4 Divers. 1 Treasure. 1 Incredible Challenge. Kaz, Dante, Adriana, and Star aren't the best divers in the world. But they've been chosen to spend the summer exploring the depths of the sea. There are only a few problems. First, the sharks. Killer s...

  • The Deep

    Dive - 2

    4 Divers. 1 Treasure. 1 Incredible Challenge. What lies in the deep? Not just coral and sand. Not just undersea creatures that have never seen the light. No, the deep holds something even more mysterious and valuable. Kaz, Dante, Adriana, and Star ...

  • The Danger

    Dive - 3

    4 Divers. 1 Treasure. 1 Incredible Challenge. In 1665, a British vessel named the Griffin sank with a priceless amount of gold on board. Now, centuries later, four kids are trying to raise the Griffin's treasure from the sea. Kaz, Dante, Adriana, a...



  • Jake, Reinvented

    There is a mysterious new student at Fitzgerald High, Jake Garret. He seems to have it all figured out. He looks like he just stepped off the cover of the J. Crew catalog, he is the best kicker the football team has ever had, and best of all, he host...

  • The Sixth Grade Nickname Game

    ... “LOTS OF LAUGHS.” -- School Library Journal  A funny and fast-paced school story about two best friends whose innocent game could make them not-so-legendary, with signature hilarity from New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman...

  • Son of the Mob

    Son of the Mob - 1

    Vince Luca is just like any other high school guy. His best friend, Alex, is trying to score vicariously through him; his brother is a giant pain; and his father keeps bugging him to get motivated. There is just one thing that really sets him apart f...

  • Son of the Mob: Hollywood Hustle

    Son of the Mob - 2

    When Vince heads out to sunny L.A. to go to college, he feels like he is finally going to be able to leave his shady family and their illegal antics behind. Once he arrives at school, he is paired up with the son of a prominent congressman as a roomm...

  • Chasing the Falconers

    On the Run - 1

    FUGITIVES! Aidan and Meg Falconer are their parents' only hope. The Falconers are facing life in prison -- unless Aidan and Meg can follow a trail of clues to prove their innocence. The problem? Right now they're trapped in a juvenile detention cent...

  • The Fugitive Factor

    On the Run - 2

    NOWHERE TO HIDE. Aiden and Meg Falconer are out to find the evidence that will free their parents from a life sentence in prison. But in order to do that, they have to live undercover. Ever since they broke out of a juvenile detention facility, they...

  • Now You See Them, Now You Don't

    On the Run - 3

    CATCH THEM... One man holds the key to freeing Aidan and Meg Falconer's parents from prison: a mysterious figure named Frank Lindenauer. Aidan and Meg must cross the country to try to catch him . . . even as the FBI tries to catch them first. In Ca...

  • The Stowaway Solution

    On the Run - 4

    OUT TO SEA... The FBI is after them. So is a killer. Their parents are in jail. And friends are nowhere to be found. Fugitives far from home, Aiden and Meg Falconer only have each other to trust. But when the chase gets too intense on land and the ...

  • Public Enemies

    On the Run - 5

    WANTED... Aiden and Meg Falconer have been crossing the country as fugitives in order to prove their parents didn't commit a crime. In a world where criminals are celebrities and news coverage is 24-7, the Falconers are finding it very hard to hide f...

  • Hunting the Hunter

    On the Run - 6

    Aiden and Meg Falconer find and confront the man who could free their parents in this thrilling conclusion to the first ON THE RUN series.Aiden and Meg Falconer have been all across country, looking for the man who framed their parents and sent them ...

  • Born to Rock

    LEO. CARAWAY, president of the Young Republicans club, future Harvard student, has his life all mapped out. That is, until he discovers his biological father is the notorious King Maggot, the lead singer of Purge, the most popular and destructive pun...

  • The Abduction

    Kidnapped - 1

    TRAPPED! It's every brother's worst fear: As Aiden and his sister, Meg, are walking home from school one day, a van pulls over and Meg is kidnapped. There's no way for Aiden to stop it from happening. He's the only witness to his sister's disappearan...

  • The Search

    Kidnapped - 2

    MISSING! Where is Meg Falconer? Everybody wants to know. Her brother, Aiden, who saw her kidnapped and is now trying to track her down, wants to know. The FBI, led by the very serious Agent Harris, wants to know. Her parents, who fear their pasts ha...

  • The Rescue

    Kidnapped - 3

    FOUND? Aiden Falconer and FBI Agent Harris are closing in the people who kidnapped Aiden’s sister, Meg. There’s just one hitch: Meg is trying to escape from them on her own, and is never where she’s supposed to be. As tension mounts and ...

  • Schooled

    Capricorn Anderson had never watched a television show before. He'd never tasted a pizza. He had never even heard of a wedgie. And he had never, in his wildest dreams, thought of living anywhere but Garland Farm commune with his hippie caretaker, Rai...

  • Swindle

    The Man with the Plan - 1

    SWINDLE: to cheat, steal, trick, deceive, defraud, lie, rob, con, backstab, obtain dishonestly.... When Griffin Bing plans a spooky sleepover in a haunted house that's about to be demolished, he isn't planning on making a fortune. But then he di...

  • The Juvie Three

    Gecko Fosse drove the getaway car. Terence Florian ran with the worst gang in Chicago. Arjay Moran killed someone. All three boys are serving time in juvenile detention centers until they get a second chance at life in the form of Douglas...

  • One False Note

    The 39 Clues - 2

    THE HUNT IS ON The race is on to find 39 Clues that safeguard a great power, and fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, are shocked to find themselves in the lead. The search seems to be taking them to Vienna, and they hold a cod...

  • Pop

    When Marcus moves to a new town in the dead of summer, he doesn't know a soul. While practicing football for impending tryouts, he strikes up an unlikely friendship with an older man. Charlie is a charismatic prankster -- and the best football player...

  • Zoobreak

    The Man with the Plan - 2

    ZOOBREAK: the release of animals from the inside of a zoo, sometimes illegal, always dangerous... A monkey is missing. And not just any monkey -- it's Cleo, friend of Savannah Drysdale and a certain Doberman named Luthor. Savannah, Luthor, and Savan...

  • The Emperor's Code

    The 39 Clues - 8

    SPLIT IN TWO One belief has sustained fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, on their hunt for the 39 Clues: They are the good guys. Butthen a shocking discovery about their parents shatters everything Amy and Dan think they know...

  • Framed

    The Man with the Plan - 3

    FRAMED: made to look guilty, even when you're innocent... Griffin Bing didn't do it. Yes, a valuable Super Bowl ring has been stolen from his school. But Griffin swears he never touched it. The only problem? All the evidence points to him. And...

  • Unsinkable

    Titanic - 1

    The Titanic is meant to be unsinkable, but as it begins its maiden voyage, there's plenty of danger waiting for four of its young passengers. Paddy is a stowaway, escaping a deadly past. Sophie's mother is delivered to the ship by police - after she ...

  • Collision Course

    Titanic - 2

    From bestselling author Gordon Korman, a second heart-stopping adventure aboard the unluckiest ship of all. The Titanic has hit the high seas--and moves steadily toward its doom. Within the luxury of the cabins and the dark underbelly of the ship,...

  • The Medusa Plot

    The 39 Clues: Cahills Vs. Vespers - 1

    KIDNAPPED! Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, thought they belonged to the world's most powerful family. They thought the hunt for 39 Clues leading to the source of that power was over. They even thought they'd won. But Amy and ...

  • S.O.S.

    Titanic - 3

    The Titanic was supposed to be unsinkable - the largest passenger steamship in the world, one of the biggest and most luxurious ships ever to operate. For Paddy, Sophie, Juliana, and Alfie, the Titanic is full of mysteries - whether they're to be ...

  • Showoff

    The Man with the Plan - 4

    SHOWOFF: someone who is given to bragging, having a swelled head, boasting, swaggering, knowing it all . . . Griffin Bing and his friends are back -- and this time, things have gone to the dogs! After former attack dog Luthor goes berserk at a do...

  • Guys Read: The Trophy

    Lucas and his friends are still reveling in their city-wide middle school basketball championship when the trophy they won goes missing. Foul play is afoot, and it's going to take all their basketball and detective skills to find it....

  • Ungifted

    Ungifted - 1

    The word gifted has never been applied to a kid like Donovan Curtis. It's usually more like Don't try this at home. So when the troublemaker pulls a major prank at his middle school, he thinks he's finally gone too far. But thanks to a mix-up by one ...

  • The First Adventure

  • The Second Adventure

  • The Third Adventure

  • Hideout

    The Man with the Plan - 5

    The Man With The Plan and his friends return in this fifth romp in the Swindle series! HIDEOUT: a place to escape detection, especially when being chased by someone determined to have revenge. . . When Griffin Bing and his friends first met Lut...

  • The Hypnotists

    Hypnotists - 1

    L OO KIN TOMY EYESAND FINDDANGER Is it a gift . . . or is it a curse? Jax Opus can use his color-changing eyes to make people do things they don't want to do. (Only his color-blind best friend, Tommy, seems immune.) At first, Jax doesn't know...

  • Jackpot

    The Man with the Plan - 6

    The sixth installment in the Swindle series, in which The Man With The Plan gets a new rival . . . and the search for a missing lottery ticket becomes a hunt of epic proportions. JACKPOT: the top prize in a game or lottery; a sensational and unex...

  • Memory Maze

    Hypnotists - 2

    Jax Opus knows he's not like other kids. And it isn't his skill on the basketball court or his test scores that set him apart. No, Jax is different because he can hypnotize people. In fact, he might be the best hypnotist the world has seen in a very ...

  • Flashpoint

    The 39 Clues: Unstoppable - 4

    FINAL HOURS. Tick tock. Fifteen-year-old Amy Cahill has only a few days to live. There’s a poison coursing through her, and her only chance is to collect ingredients for an antidote. Too bad the antidote’s ingredients are scattered around the w...

  • Unleashed

    The Man with the Plan - 7

    UNLEASHED: freed from restraint, running wild, not being held back by anyone or anything . . . Luthor, a former attack dog, is supposed to be on his best behavior now that he’s in the care of Savannah, a girl who’s easily a dog’s best frien...

  • Masterminds

    Masterminds - 1

    Action-packed and full of unexpected twists, this new series from New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman is perfect for young fans of James Patterson and John Grisham. Eli Frieden lives in the most perfect town in the world: Serenity, New...

  • The Dragonfly Effect

    Hypnotists - 3

    THE END IS COMING TO DESTROY US The government has promised to protect Jax Opus and his family from enemies that want to use his hypnotic power to bring more evil into the world. Jax has reluctantly agreed to be protected. But protection has its p...

  • Criminal Destiny

    Masterminds - 2

    The clones of Project Osiris are free -- but they’re being hunted. . . . After their narrow escape from their “perfect” hometown, Eli, Tori, Amber, and Malik are finally in the real world and determined to expose the leaders of Serenity. They ...

  • Slacker

    A Slacker Novel - 1

    Cameron Boxer is very happy to spend his life avoiding homework, hanging out with his friends, and gaming for hours in his basement. It's not too hard for him to get away with it... until he gets so caught up in one game that he almost lets his house...

  • Jingle

    The Man with the Plan - 8

    JINGLE: a light clinking or tingling sounds, often heralding the approach of Santa, reindeer, or the mysterious thief of a priceless possession... Griffin Bing and his friends are NOT happy. Instead of going away for winter break, they've been si...

  • Payback

    Masterminds - 3

    The thrilling finale to the New York Times-bestselling Masterminds series from middle grade star author Gordon Korman. Perfect for fans of Rick Riordan and James Patterson. After a serious betrayal from one of their former friends, the clones of ...

  • Restart

    A boy who's been a bully and hanging out with the wrong friends gets a new start after a memory-loss-inducing accident. But can someone really change who he is, or will the old him merely come back over time?...

  • Supergifted

    Ungifted - 2

    Donovan Curtis has never been what anyone would call "gifted." But his genius friend Noah Youkilis is actually supergifted, with one of the highest IQs around. After years at the Academy for Scholastic Distinction, all Noah dreams of is the opportuni...

  • Whatshisface

    When 12-year-old Cooper Vega moves for the third time in five years, he receives a state-of-the-art smartphone to help him stay in touch with old friends. He's had phones before, but this one is buggy and unpredictable. When a boy named Roderick Nort...

  • The Unteachables

    A hilarious new middle grade novel from beloved and bestselling author Gordan Korman about what happens when the worst class of kids in school is paired with the worst teacher -- perfect for fans of Ms. Bixby’s Last Day. The Unteachables are a ...

  • Level 13

    A Slacker Novel - 2

    Cameron Boxer, king of the slackers, has found something worth his time. By playing video games online in front of an audience he can find both fame AND fortune -- especially with Elvis (a beaver who seems to love video games as much as Cam) at his s...

  • Notorious

    A funny, suspenseful mystery and unlikely friendship story from New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman -- perfect for fans of Swindle and Ungifted. Keenan has lived all over the world but nowhere quite as strange as Centerlight Island, wh...

  • War Stories

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Restart, a story of telling truth from lies -- and finding out what being a hero really means. There are two things Trevor loves more than anything else: playing war-based video games and his great-...

  • Repartir

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    Les souvenirs de Chase se sont envolés. Il ne se souvient pas d'être tombé du toit. Il ne souvient pas de s'être cogné la tête. Il ne se souvient de rien. Quand il se réveille dans un lit d'h...

  • Unplugged

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unteachables, Gordon Korman, comes a hilarious middle grade novel about a group of kids forced to “unplug” at a wellness camp -- where they instead find intrigue, adventure, and a whole lot of cha...

  • Unpluggged

    King of middle-grade Gordon Korman's new standalone novel full of mystery, humour, friendship . . . and alligators!Jett Baranov is Silicon Valley's number one spoiled brat. The son of a billionaire tech genius, he has everything money can buy, which ...

  • Linked

    An unforgettable novel from the New York Times bestseller Gordon KormanLink, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks into school and vandalizes it with a swastika.Nobody can believe it. How could suc...

  • Operation Do-Over

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unteachables, Gordon Korman, comes a hilarious new high-concept friendship story in the vein of Back to the Future. Perfect for fans of Korman’s Restart. Mason and Ty were once the very best of ...

  • The Fort

    From the bestselling author of RESTART, the story of a middle-school “band of brothers” -- five friends who need to stick together after they set up a hideout in an abandoned bomb shelter and discover that the only way to be true friends is to ...

  • The Superteacher Project

    From Gordon Korman, the bestselling author of Restart and The Unteachables, comes a hilarious new story about a mysterious new teacher who turns out to be an AI robot from a secret experimental program. Oliver Zahn, spitball champion and self-decl...

  • Mixed Up

    From the author of Restart, the story of two boys who are losing their memories... to each other.Reef and Theo don't know what's happening to them. They'll be going about their days and then suddenly they'll have these strange flashes of memory —...

  • Slugfest

    From Gordon Korman, the New York Times bestselling author of Restart, comes a hilarious new story about a group of underdogs who come together when they are forced to attend summer school -- for failing PE.Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle...

  • Faker

    From the #1 bestselling author of RESTART, the story of a family of liars... and the son who wants to break the family tradition.Trey knows the drill: His dad gets him into a school full of kids with rich parents. Trey makes friends, and his dad make...

  • One False Note: A Graphic Novel

    The second installment in the mega-bestselling The 39 Clues series, now in graphic novel form!Amy and Dan made the choice of a lifetime when they gave up a million dollars in favor of a Clue and joined a competition unlike any the world has ever seen...

  • Old School

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unteachables comes a hilarious story about a boy who is homeschooled in his grandmother’s retirement community…until he is forced to go to public school. Dexter Forem...

  • Snoop

    From Gordon Korman, the bestselling author of Restart, the story of a boy who's stuck at home with two broken legs... and who starts using cameras and a drone to spy on his classmates, neighbors, and a possible criminal who's come to town.If Carter h...

  • Hypergifted

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman comes the funny and heartwarming sequel to the word-of-mouth hits UNGIFTED and SUPERGIFTED.School has never been a problem for twelve-year-old super-genius Noah Youkilis -- at least no...

Award-Winning Books by Gordon Korman

No More Dead Dogs
2003 Virginia Readers Choice Award -- Middle School
Restart
2019 Beehive Award -- Children's Fiction
2021 California Young Reader Medal -- Intermediate
Shipwreck
2004 Flicker Tale Children's Book Award -- Juvenile
The Sixth Grade Nickname Game
2000 Black-Eyed Susan Award -- Grades 4-6
Son of the Mob
2004 Heartland Award -- Young Adult
Swindle
2009 Great Stone Face Book Award -- Grades 4-6
2010 Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award -- Grades 4-6
Ungifted
2013 Black-Eyed Susan Award -- Grades 4-6
2015 Colorado Children's Book Award -- Junior Novel
2015 Nevada Young Readers' Award -- Young Readers
Zoobreak
2010 Buckeye Children's Book Award -- Grades 3-5
2011 Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award -- Grades 4-6


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Gordon Korman has published 114 books.

The next book by Gordon Korman, Hypergifted, will be published in February 2026.

The first book by Gordon Korman, Go Jump in the Pool!, was published in January 1979.

Yes. Gordon Korman has 16 series.
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