![]() The publishing process was not all glamour for Gordon when the first book was published. ![]() This Can't be Happening at Macdonald Hall! was published in 1978, when Gordon was fourteen! The Macdonald Hall series went on to encompass seven funny books that are still popular today. "In my school, the track and field coach had to teach language arts, and for writing, he just told us to work on whatever we wanted for the rest of the year."Īs the class monitor for Arrow Reading Club, he sent his manuscript to Scholastic Canada. Gordon wrote his first book when he was twelve years old. Each year, Gordon travels extensively, visiting schools and libraries, bringing his trademark humour and adventurous style to readers everywhere. ![]() His books have sold over 30 million copies and have been translated into more than 30 languages. ![]() Gordon Korman is the author of 100 middle-grade and young adult books! He has had multiple books reach #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and has received countless awards and honours. I certainly wouldn’t want to spend so much time hanging out with boring characters – and I don’t think anybody would enjoy reading about them." "I try to make my characters funny or exciting because writing a novel is almost like living with those characters for a few months. ![]()
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