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| name = Gordon Korman |
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| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1963|10|23}} |
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| birthplace = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]] |
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| occupation = Author |
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| nationality = [[Canada|Canadian]], [[United States|American]] |
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| period = 1975–present |
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| genre = [[realistic fiction]], [[adventure]], [[comedy]] |
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'''Gordon Korman''' (born October 23, 1963) is a [[Canadian author]], primarily of novels for [[children's books|children]] and [[Adolescence|young adults]].<ref name="gordonkorman.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.gordonkorman.com|title=Official Gordon Korman Web Site|accessdate=2 February 2011}}</ref> He lives in [[Long Island]]'s [[Great Neck, New York]], with his wife and three children. |
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Korman was born in [[Montreal, Quebec]] where he lived until 1970.<ref name="gordonkorman.com"/> Korman grew up in [[Thornhill, Ontario]] just north of [[Toronto, Ontario]]<ref>http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Richmond_Hill,_Ontario{{Rs|date=February 2011}}</ref> and attended public high school [[Thornlea Secondary School]] in [[Thornhill, Ontario]].<ref name="gordonkorman.com"/><ref name="thestar.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/611407|title=Prodigy or precocious?|last=Zlomislic|first=Diana|date=April 01, 2009|work=[[Toronto Star]]|accessdate=2 February 2011}}</ref> Korman moved to the United States to attend college at [[New York University]] where he studied in the film and film-writing department.<ref name="www2.scholastic.com">{{cite web|url=http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=1578|title=Gordon Korman Biography|publisher=Scholastic|accessdate=2 February 2011}}</ref> Korman received a BA from New York University in 1985;<ref name="gordonkorman.com"/> his degree was in Dramatic and Visual Writing with a minor in Motion Picture and Television.<ref name="stellaraward.ca">{{cite web|first=Niki|last=B.|url=http://www.stellaraward.ca/author.php?id=21|title=The Stellar Book Award :: Gordon Korman|publisher=Steller Award.ca|accessdate=2 February 2011}}</ref> |
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Korman wrote his first book unexpectedly when he was twelve years old.<ref name="www2.scholastic.com"/> While in 7th grade at [[German Mills Public School]], his 7th grade English writing assignment became the manuscript for Korman's first book ''This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall'',<ref name="gordonkorman.com"/> the first book in his [[Bruno and Boots]] series. Mr. Hamilton, Korman's 7th grade English teacher, was a track and field coach who suddenly found himself teaching English for the first time.<ref name="gordonkorman.com"/> Hamilton required students to write a novel during the semester.<ref name="gordonkorman.com"/> Korman was the Scholastic Arrow Book Club monitor for the class; after completing the assignment, he mailed his manuscript to Scholastic.<ref name="www2.scholastic.com"/> ''This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall'' was published by [[Scholastic Press]] in 1978 when Korman was only fourteen years old.<ref name="gordonkorman.com"/> Before graduating from high school in Thornhill, Ont., Korman wrote and published more than a handful of books, including ''Beware the Fish'', ''Losing Joe's place'' and ''Go Jump in the Pool''.<ref name="thestar.com"/> |
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Korman went on to publish many more books, including ''No Coins Please'', ''Go Jump in the Pool'', ''The War with Mr. Wizzle'', and ''Swindle''.<ref name="gordonkorman.com"/> |
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==Published works== |
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====Non-series books==== |
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*''[[I Want to Go Home]]'' (1981) |
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*''Our man Weston'' (1982) |
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*''[[No Coins, Please]]'' (1984) |
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*''[[Don't Care High]]'' (1985) |
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*''[[Son of Interflux]]'' (1986) |
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*''[[A Semester in the Life of a Garbage Bag (novel)|A Semester in the Life of a Garbage Bag]]'' (1987) |
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*''Radio 5th Grade'' (1989) |
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*''Losing Joe's Place'' (1990) |
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*''The D- Poems of Jeremy Bloom'' (1992) |
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*''[[The Twinkie Squad]]'' (1992) |
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*''The Toilet Paper Tigers'' (1993) |
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*''Why Did the Underwear Cross the Road'' (1994) |
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*''The Chicken Doesn't Skate'' (1996) |
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*''Liar, Liar Pants on Fire'' (1997) |
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*''The Sixth Grade Nickname Game'' (1998) |
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*''Son of the Mob 2: Hollywood Hustle'' (2001) |
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*''[[Son of the Mob]]'' (2002) |
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*''[[No More Dead Dogs]]'' (2002) |
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*''Maxx Comedy: The Funniest Kid in America'' (2003) |
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*''Jake, Reinvented'' (2003) |
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*''[[Born To Rock]]'' (2006) |
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*''[[Schooled (book)|Schooled]]'' (2007) |
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*''The Juvie Three'' (2008) |
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*''Pop'' (2009) |
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====''Bruno and Boots/Macdonald Hall'' series==== |
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*''[[This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall]]'' (1978, retitled as ''This Can't Be Happening!'' with the re-release of the books in 2003) |
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*''[[Go Jump in the Pool]]'' (1979) |
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*''[[Beware the Fish]]'' (1980) |
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*''[[The War With Mr. Wizzle]]'' (1982, retitled ''The Wizzle War'') |
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*''The Zucchini Warriors'' (1988) |
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*''Macdonald Hall Goes Hollywood'' (1991, retitled ''Lights, Camera, Disaster!'') |
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*''Something Fishy at Macdonald Hall'' (1995, retitled ''The Joke's On Us'') |
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===''Everest'' series=== |
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*''The Contest''(2004) |
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*''The Climb''(2005) |
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*''The Summit''(2006) |
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====''Bugs Potter''==== |
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*''Who is Bugs Potter'' (1980) |
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*''Bugs Potter LIVE at Nickaninny'' (1983) |
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====''Monday Night Football''==== |
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*''The Quarterback Exchange'' (1997) |
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*''Running Back Conversion'' (1997) |
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*''Super Bowl Switch'' (1997) |
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*''Heavy Artillery'' (1997) |
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*''Ultimate Scoring Machine'' (1998) |
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*''NFL Rules! Bloopers, Pranks, Upsets, and Touchdowns'' (1998) |
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====''Slapshots'' series==== |
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*''The Stars From Mars'' (1999) |
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*''All-Mars All-Stars/The Dream Team'' (1999) |
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*''The Face-off Phony'' (2000) |
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*''Cup Crazy'' (2000) |
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*''Slapshots The Complete Collection'' (2008) |
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====''Nose Pickers'' series==== |
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*''Nose Pickers from Outer Space!'' (1999) |
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*''Planet of the Nose Pickers'' (2000) |
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*''Your Mummy Is a Nose Picker'' (2000) |
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*''Invasion of the Nose Pickers '' (2001) |
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*''The Ultimate Nose-Picker Collection'' (2006) |
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====''Island'' series==== |
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{{Main|Island (novel series)}} |
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*''Shipwreck'' (2000) |
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*''Survival'' (2001) |
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*''Escape'' (2001) |
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*''Island Trilogy Bind-Up Book'' (2006) |
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====''Dive'' series==== |
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*''The Discovery'' (2003) |
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*''The Deep'' (2003) |
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*''The Danger'' (2004) |
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====''On the Run'' series==== |
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{{Main|On the Run (novel series)}} |
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*''Chasing the Falconers'' (2005) |
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*''The Fugitive Factor'' (2005) |
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*''Now You See Them, Now You Don't'' (2005) |
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*''The Stowaway Solution'' (2005) |
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*''Public Enemies'' (2005) |
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*''Hunting the Hunter'' (2006) |
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====''Kidnapped'' series==== |
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*''The Abduction'' (2006) |
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*''The Search'' (2006) |
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*''The Rescue'' (2006) |
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====''Swindle'' series==== |
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*''[[Swindle (Childrens' book)|Swindle]]'' (2008) |
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*''[[Zoobreak]]'' (2009) |
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*''[[Framed! (book)|Framed!]]'' (2010) |
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====''Titanic'' series==== |
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*''Unsinkable'' (2011) |
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====''The 39 Clues'' series==== |
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*''[[One False Note]]'' (2008) |
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*''[[The Emperor's Code]]'' (2010) |
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*''[[Vespers Rising]]'' (2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the39clues.com/vespers|title=Vespers Rising|publisher=The 39 Clues Official Website|accessdate=15 February 2011}}</ref> |
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He will also write the first book in the second ''39 Clues'' series, ''[[The 39 Clues#Series Two: Cahills vs. Vespers|Cahills vs. Vespers]]'', coming out August 2011.<ref>{{cite web|first=Maryann|last=Yin|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/david-baldacci-joins-several-authors-to-write-the-2nd-wave-of-39-clues-series_b12729|title=David Baldacci Joins Several Authors to Write the 2nd Wave of '39 Clues' Series|publisher=GalleyCat|date=23 September 2010|accessdate=15 February 2011}}</ref> |
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===Gavin Gunhold=== |
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Korman uses this name in many of his earlier books as an all-purpose pseudonym for his characters or location. Examples include: |
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*''The War with Mr. Wizzle'' in which Bruno signs Gunhold's name to the invoice when the boys divert a large number of computer paper cartons from their nemisis, Wizzle. |
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*''A Semester in the Life of a Garbage Bag'' in which Sean and Raymond chose Gunhold as their poetry research subject, only to find out that he died shortly after his first poem was published. The boys later convince Sean's grandfather to impersonate Gunhold and make a number of appearances as the dead poet/former yo yo champion. |
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*''Radio Fifth Grade'' in which Mark returns his teacher's radio to Gunhold Electronics so she won't find out that he and his friends have been using their homework as a radio quiz. |
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*''No Coins, Please'' in which Artie is nearly caught in the casino of the Gunhold Plaza by his camp counselors and members of the FBI. |
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==Awards and recognition== |
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*[[Air Canada Award]] for promising authors in Canada – at age 17<ref name="stellaraward.ca"/> |
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*Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award 1991 – Book 1988 ''The Zucchini Warriors''<ref>url=http://www.learningwithliterature.ualberta.ca/manyoungreader.htm{{Dead link|date=February 2011}}</ref> |
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*[[American Library Association]] Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2001 – Book 1990 ''Losing Joe's Place''<ref name="ala.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/popularpaperback/2001popularpaperbacks.cfm|title=2001 Popular Paperbacks|publisher=YALSA|accessdate=2 February 2011}}</ref> |
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*American Library Association Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 1999 – Book 1993 ''The Toilet Paper Tigers''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/popularpaperback/annotations/1999popularpaperbacks.cfm|title=1999 Popular Paperbacks|publisher=YALSA|accessdate=2 February 2011}}</ref> |
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*American Library Association Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2001 – Book 1993 ''The Chicken Doesn't Skate''<ref name="ala.org"/> |
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*American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults Annotated List 2003 – Book 2001 ''Son of the Mob: Hollywood Hustle''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/annotations/2003bestbooks.cfm|title=2003 Best Books for Young Adults|publisher=YALSA|accessdate=2 February 2011}}</ref> |
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*American Library Association 2003 Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults Annotated List – Book 2001 ''Son of the Mob''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/annotations/2003toptenbest.cfm|title=2003 Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults|publisher=YALSA|accessdate=2 February 2011}}</ref> |
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*2003 Pacific Northwest Library Association's [[Young Reader's Choice Award]] - Intermediate Division (Grades 7-9) – Book 2001 ''Son of the Mob: Hollywood Hustle''<ref name="pnla.org">http://www.pnla.org{{Failed verification|date=February 2011}}</ref> |
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*2003 Pacific Northwest Library Association's [[Young Reader's Choice Award]] - Intermediate Division (Grades 7-9) – Book 2003 ''No More Dead Dogs''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pnla.org/yrca/pastwinners.htm|title=YRCA Past Winners|date=2003|publisher=PNLA|accessdate=2 February 2011}}</ref> |
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*American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults Annotated List 2004 – Book 2003 ''Jake Reinvented''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/annotations/2004bestbooks.cfm|title=2004 Best Books for Young Adults|publisher=YSLA|accessdate=2 February 2011}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{39 Clues}} |
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> |
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| NAME = Korman, Gordon |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = October 23, 1963 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]] |
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[[Category:1963 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:Canadian Jews]] |
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[[Category:Canadian children's writers]] |
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[[Category:Child writers]] |
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[[Category:People from Côte Saint-Luc, Quebec]] |
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