Order of Gordon Korman Books
Gordon Korman is a Canadian-American author of young adult and children’s novels. He is the author of the Macdonald Hall (aka Bruno and Boots), Swindle Mysteries and On the Run. He has also contributed to the multi-author 39 Clues series. Korman was born in Montreal and grew up in Thornhill, Ontario (outside of Toronto). He moved to the United States in order to attend New York University, where he earned his B.A. in 1985. Gordon lives in Long Island, New York with his wife and three children.
Gordon Korman wrote his first novel as apart of a Grade 7 assignment. That assignment became the manuscript for the novel This Can’t Be Happening at Macdonald Hall, which was published in 1978 when he was 14 years old. He had already had five books published by the time he graduated high school. Below is a list of Gordon Korman’s books in order of when they were originally published:
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Publication Order of Macdonald Hall Books
| This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall! | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Go Jump in the Pool! | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Beware the Fish! | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The War with Mr. Wizzle | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Zucchini Warriors | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| MacDonald Hall Goes Hollywood / Lights, Camera, Disaster! | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Something Fishy at Macdonald Hall / The Joke's On Us | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Ungifted Books
| Ungifted | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Supergifted | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Bugs Potter Books
| Who is Bugs Potter? | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bugs Potter Live at Nickaninny | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Jeremy Bloom Collections
| The D-poems of Jeremy Bloom: A Collection of Poems About School, Homework, and Life (Sort Of) | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Last-place Sports Poems of Jeremy Bloom: A Collection of Poems About Winning, Losing, and Being a Good Sport (Sometimes) | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Monday Night Football Club Books
| Quarterback Exchange: I Was John Elway | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Running Back Conversion: I Was Barry Sanders | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Super Bowl Switch: I Was Dan Marino | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Heavy Artillery: I Was Junior Seau | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ultimate Scoring Machine: I Was Jerry Rice | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| NFL Rules!: Bloopers, Pranks, Upsets and Touchdowns | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Slapshots Books
| The Stars From Mars | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| All-Mars All-Stars / The Dream Team | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Face-Off Phony | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Cup Crazy | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Nose Pickers from Outer Space Books
| Nosepickers from Outer Space | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Planet of the Nose Pickers | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Your Mummy is a Nose Picker | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Invasion of the Nose Pickers | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Island Books
| Shipwreck | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Survival | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Escape | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Everest Books
| The Contest | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Climb | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Summit | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Son of the Mob Books
| Son of the Mob | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hollywood Hustle | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Dive Books
| The Discovery | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Deep | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Danger | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of On The Run Books
| Chasing The Falconers | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Fugitive Factor | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Now You See Them, Now You Don't | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Stowaway Solution | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Public Enemies | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hunting the Hunter | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Kidnapped Books
| The Abduction | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Search | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Rescue | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Swindle Mysteries Books
| Swindle | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Zoobreak | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Framed | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Showoff | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hideout | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Jackpot | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Unleashed | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Jingle | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The 39 Clues Books
| The Maze of Bones | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| One False Note | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Sword Thief | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Beyond the Grave | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Black Circle | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| In Too Deep | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Viper's Nest | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The 39 Clues: Agent Handbook | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Emperor's Code | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Storm Warning | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Into the Gauntlet | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Vespers Rising | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Black Book of Buried Secrets (Companion Book) | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Midnight Ride | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Books
| The Medusa Plot | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A King's Ransom | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Dead of Night | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Shatterproof | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Trust No One | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Day of Doom | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of The 39 Clues: Unstoppable Books
| Nowhere to Run | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Breakaway | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Countdown | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Flashpoint | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Titanic Books
| Unsinkable | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Collision Course | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| S.O.S. | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Hypnotists Books
| The Hypnotists | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Memory Maze | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dragonfly Effect | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Masterminds Books
| Masterminds | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Criminal Destiny | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Payback | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Slacker Books
| Slacker | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Level 13 | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Jersey Books
| It's Magic! | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| No Girly-Girls Allowed | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Nick's a Chick | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| This Rocks! | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Team Player | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Head Over Heels | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fight for Your Right | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Need for Speed | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| The Trophy | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Tales Of Suspense For Boys | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| War Stories | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Notes: This Can’t Be Hapening at Macdonald Hall was later re-issued as This Can’t Be Happening. The War with Mr. Wizzle was re-issued using the title The Wizzle War. Macdonald Hall Goes Hollywood was re-published as Lights, Camera, Disaster!. Something Fishy at Macdonald Hall was later re-titled The Joke’s On Us. The Jeremy Bloom poetry collections are co-authored by Bernice Korman. Clue Me In! was co-authored by Kathy Burkett. NFL Rules!: Bloopers, Pranks, Upsets and Touchdowns was co-authored with James Buckley, Jr. and Brian Peterson. Tales of Suspense for Boys also has stories by Katherine Applegate & R.L. Stine.
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Gordon Korman Synopses: In Our Man Weston by Gordon Korman, Tom’s twin brother is playing detective and trying to track down a potential spy at a Canadian resort hotel where the twins have summer jobs, and Tom’s goal is to stop him.
In Don’t Care High by Gordon Korman, Paul is trying to get used to life in New York City. Things at his high school, which is nicknamed “Don’t Care High,” aren’t going too well, until he manages to manipulate a student council president, energizing the students.
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