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) |    |
| Go Jump in the Pool! | (1979) | |
| Beware the Fish! | (1980) | |
| The War with Mr. Wizzle | (1982) | |
| The Zucchini Warriors | (1988) | |
| MacDonald Hall Goes Hollywood | (1991) | |
| Something Fishy at Macdonald Hall | (1995) | |
Publication Order of Ungifted Books
| Ungifted | (2012) | |
| Supergifted | (2018) | |
Publication Order of Bugs Potter Books
| Who is Bugs Potter? | (1980) | |
| Bugs Potter Live at Nickaninny | (1983) | |
Publication Order of Jeremy Bloom Collections
| The D-poems of Jeremy Bloom: A Collection of Poems About School, Homework, and Life (Sort Of) | (1992) | |
| The Last-place Sports Poems of Jeremy Bloom: A Collection of Poems About Winning, Losing, and Being a Good Sport (Sometimes) | (1996) | |
Publication Order of Monday Night Football Club Books
| Quarterback Exchange: I Was John Elway | (1997) | |
| Running Back Conversion: I Was Barry Sanders | (1997) | |
| The Super Bowl Switch: I Was Dan Marino | (1997) | |
| Heavy Artillery: I Was Junior Seau | (1997) | |
| Ultimate Scoring Machine: I Was Jerry Rice | (1998) | |
| NFL Rules!: Bloopers, Pranks, Upsets and Touchdowns | (1998) | |
Publication Order of Slapshots Books
| The Stars From Mars | (1999) | |
| All-Mars All-Stars / The Dream Team | (1999) | |
| The Face-Off Phony | (2000) | |
| Cup Crazy | (2000) | |
Publication Order of Nose Pickers from Outer Space Books
| Nosepickers from Outer Space | (1999) | |
| Planet of the Nose Pickers | (2000) | |
| Your Mummy is a Nose Picker | (2000) | |
| Invasion of the Nose Pickers | (2001) | |
Publication Order of Island Books
| Shipwreck | (2001) | |
| Survival | (2001) | |
| Escape | (2001) | |
Publication Order of Everest Books
| The Contest | (2002) | |
| The Climb | (2002) | |
| The Summit | (2002) | |
Publication Order of Son of the Mob Books
| Son of the Mob | (2002) | |
| Hollywood Hustle | (2004) | |
Publication Order of Dive Books
| The Discovery | (2002) | |
| The Deep | (2003) | |
| The Danger | (2003) | |
Publication Order of On The Run Books
| Chasing The Falconers | (2005) | |
| The Fugitive Factor | (2005) | |
| Now You See Them, Now You Don't | (2005) | |
| The Stowaway Solution | (2005) | |
| Public Enemies | (2005) | |
| Hunting the Hunter | (2006) | |
Publication Order of Kidnapped Books
| The Abduction | (2006) | |
| The Search | (2006) | |
| The Rescue | (2006) | |
Publication Order of Swindle Mysteries Books
| Swindle | (2008) | |
| Zoobreak | (2009) | |
| Framed | (2010) | |
| Showoff | (2012) | |
| Hideout | (2013) | |
| Jackpot | (2014) | |
| Unleashed | (2015) | |
| Jingle | (2016) | |
Publication Order of The 39 Clues Books
| The Maze of Bones | (2008) | |
| One False Note | (2008) | |
| The Sword Thief | (2009) | |
| Beyond the Grave | (2009) | |
| The Black Circle | (2009) | |
| In Too Deep | (2009) | |
| The Viper's Nest | (2010) | |
| The 39 Clues: Agent Handbook | (2010) | |
| The Emperor's Code | (2010) | |
| Storm Warning | (2010) | |
| Into the Gauntlet | (2010) | |
| Vespers Rising | (2011) | |
| The Black Book of Buried Secrets (Companion Book) | (2012) | |
Publication Order of The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Books
| The Medusa Plot | (2011) | |
| A King's Ransom | (2011) | |
| The Dead of Night | (2012) | |
| Shatterproof | (2012) | |
| Trust No One | (2012) | |
| Day of Doom | (2013) | |
Publication Order of The 39 Clues: Unstoppable Books
| Nowhere to Run | (2013) | |
| Breakaway | (2013) | |
| Countdown | (2014) | |
| Countdown | (2014) | |
| Flashpoint | (2014) | |
Publication Order of Titanic Books
| Unsinkable | (2011) | |
| Collision Course | (2011) | |
| S.O.S. | (2011) | |
Publication Order of The Hypnotists Books
| The Hypnotists | (2013) | |
| Memory Maze | (2014) | |
| The Dragonfly Effect | (2015) | |
Publication Order of Masterminds Books
| Masterminds | (2015) | |
| Criminal Destiny | (2016) | |
| Payback | (2017) | |
Publication Order of Slacker Books
| Slacker | (2016) | |
| Level 13 | (2019) | |
Publication Order of The Jersey Books
| It's Magic! | (2000) | |
| No Girly-Girls Allowed | (2000) | |
| Nick's a Chick | (2000) | |
| This Rocks! | (2000) | |
| The Team Player | (2001) | |
| Head Over Heels | (2001) | |
| Fight for Your Right | (2001) | |
| Need for Speed | (2001) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Our Man Weston | (1982) | |
| No Coins, Please | (1984) | |
| I Want to Go Home | (1985) | |
| Son of Interflux | (1986) | |
| Don't Care High | (1986) | |
| A Semester in the Life of a Garbage Bag | (1987) | |
| Radio Fifth Grade | (1989) | |
| Losing Joe's Place | (1990) | |
| The Twinkie Squad | (1992) | |
| The Toilet Paper Tigers | (1993) | |
| Why Did the Underwear Cross the Road? | (1994) | |
| The Chicken Doesn't Skate | (1996) | |
| Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire | (1997) | |
| The 6th Grade Nickname Game | (1998) | |
| Pop | (2000) | |
| No More Dead Dogs | (2000) | |
| Maxx Comedy | (2003) | |
| Jake, Reinvented | (2003) | |
| Born to Rock | (2006) | |
| Schooled | (2007) | |
| The Juvie Three | (2008) | |
| Restart | (2017) | |
| Whatshisface | (2018) | |
| The Unteachables | (2019) | |
| Notorious | (2020) | |
| Mad Science | (2020) | |
| Unplugged | (2021) | |
| Linked | (2021) | |
| Operation Do-Over | (2022) | |
| The Fort | (2022) | |
| The Superteacher Project | (2023) | |
| Mixed Up | (2023) | |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| The Trophy | (2012) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Tales Of Suspense For Boys | (2006) | |
| War Stories | (2020) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| From One Experience to Another | (1997) | |
| This Family Is Driving Me Crazy | (2009) | |
| The Sports Pages | (2012) | |
| Hope Wins | (2022) | |
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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