Korman, Gordon (Richard)

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KORMAN, Gordon (Richard)

KORMAN, Gordon (Richard). American (born Canada), b. 1963. Genres: Children's fiction. Career: Writer, 1975-. Publications: CHILDREN'S FICTION: This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall!, 1977; Go Jump in the Pool!, 1979; Beware the Fish!, 1980; Who Is Bugs Potter?, 1980; I Want to Go Home!, 1981; Our Man Weston, 1982; The War with Mr. Wizzle, 1982; Bugs Potter: Live at Nickaninny, 1983; No Coins, Please, 1984; Don't Care High, 1985; Son of Interflux, 1986; A Semester in the Life of a Garbage Bag, 1987; The Zucchini Warriors, 1988; Radio Fifth Grade, 1989; Losing Joe's Place, 1990; Macdonald Hall Goes Hollywood, 1991; (with B. Korman) The D-Poems of Jeremy Bloom, 1992; The Twinkie Squad, 1992; The Toilet Paper Tigers, 1993; Why Did the Underwear Cross the Road?, 1994; Something Fishy at Macdonald Hall, 1995; (with B. Korman) The Last Place Sports Poems of Jeremy Bloom, 1996; The Chicken Doesn't Skate, 1996; Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire, 1997; No More Dead Dogs, 2001; Son of the Mob, 2002; Maxx Comedy: The Funniest Kid in America, 2003. MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL CLUB SERIES: Quarterback Exchange: I Was John Elway, 1997; Running Back Conversion: I Was Barry Sanders, 1997; Superbowl Switch: I Was Dan Marino, 1997; Heavy Artillery: I Was Junior Seau, 1998; Ultimate Scoring Machine: I Was Jerry Rice, 1998. SLAPSHOT SERIES: The Stars from Mars, The All-Mars All-Stars, The Face-Off Phony, Cup Crazy, 1999-2000. NOSEPICKERS SERIES: Nosepickers from Outer Space, Planet of the Nosepickers, Your Mummy Is a Nosepicker, Invasion of the Nosepickers, 1999-2001. ISLAND SERIES: Shipwreck, Survival, Escape, 2001. EVEREST SERIES: The Contest, The Climb, The Summit, 2002. Address: c/o Scholastic Inc, 555 Broadway, New York, NY 10012, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]; www.gordonkorman.com