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Gordon Korman Books in Order

Gordon Korman has written 119 books, published between 1977 and 2026. The first book is This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall! (1977) and the newest is Sleepless (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
119
Published
1977–2026
Confirmed
8 of 119 titles
Pages on record
14,905 in 84 of 119 books
Reading time
248–373 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 14,905 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 84 of 119 titles with a page count on record.

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Gordon Korman is a Canadian writer of children's and young adult fiction whose books have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and reached number one on the New York Times bestseller list. The catalogue holds 119 titles, from This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall! (1977) to Sleepless (2026). Subject tags cover schools, friendship, humorous stories, adventure, mystery and detective stories, and shipwrecks. Series headings include Swindle Mysteries, Masterminds, Everest, Dive, Titanic, Ungifted and the Monday Night Football Club. Gordon Korman remains actively publishing.

How many Gordon Korman books are there?

Gordon Korman has 119 books, released between 1977 and 2026. They include 17 series and 40 titles listed outside any series.

Gordon Korman Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 119 Gordon Korman books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall! by Gordon Korman, book 1 of the Macdonald Hall series (1977)
  2. Cover of Beware the Fish! by Gordon Korman, book 3 of the Macdonald Hall series (1980)
  3. Cover of The War with Mr. Wizzle by Gordon Korman, book 4 of the Macdonald Hall series (1982)
  4. Cover of Bugs Potter Live at Nickaninny by Gordon Korman, book 2 of the Bugs Potter series (1983)
  5. Cover of No Coins, Please by Gordon Korman (1984)
  6. Cover of A Semester in the Life of a Garbage Bag by Gordon Korman (1987)
  7. Cover of The Zucchini Warriors by Gordon Korman, book 5 of the Macdonald Hall series (1988)
  8. Cover of Radio Fifth Grade by Gordon Korman (1989)
  9. Cover of Losing Joe's Place by Gordon Korman (1990)
  10. Cover of The Twinkie Squad by Gordon Korman (1992)
  11. Cover of The Toilet Paper Tigers by Gordon Korman (1993)
  12. Cover of Why Did the Underwear Cross the Road? by Gordon Korman (1994)
  13. Cover of Something Fishy at Macdonald Hall / The Joke's On Us by Gordon Korman, book 7 of the Macdonald Hall series (1995)
  14. Cover of The Last-place Sports Poems of Jeremy Bloom: A Collection of Poems About Winning, Losing, and Being a Good Sport…
  15. Cover of The Chicken Doesn't Skate by Gordon Korman (1996)
  16. Cover of Quarterback Exchange: I Was John Elway by Gordon Korman, book 1 of the Monday Night Football Club series (1997)
  17. Cover of Running Back Conversion: I Was Barry Sanders by Gordon Korman, book 2 of the Monday Night Football Club series
  18. Cover of The Super Bowl Switch: I Was Dan Marino by Gordon Korman, book 3 of the Monday Night Football Club series (1997)
  19. Cover of Heavy Artillery: I Was Junior Seau by Gordon Korman, book 4 of the Monday Night Football Club series (1997)
  20. Cover of Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire by Gordon Korman (1997)
  21. Cover of Ultimate Scoring Machine: I Was Jerry Rice by Gordon Korman, book 5 of the Monday Night Football Club series (1998)
  22. Cover of NFL Rules!: Bloopers, Pranks, Upsets and Touchdowns by Gordon Korman (1998)
  23. Cover of The 6th Grade Nickname Game by Gordon Korman (1998)
  24. Cover of Nosepickers from Outer Space by Gordon Korman, book 1 of the Nose Pickers from Outer Space series (1999)
  1. 1
    This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall!Macdonald Hall #11977 · confirmed 2/4
    1977–
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  2. 2
    Go Jump in the Pool!Macdonald Hall #21979 · 181 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979181
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  3. 3
    Who is Bugs Potter?Bugs Potter #11980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980–
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  4. 4
    Beware the Fish!Macdonald Hall #31980 · 173 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980173
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  5. 5
    Our Man Weston1982 · confirmed 2/4
    1982–
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  6. 6
    The War with Mr. WizzleMacdonald Hall #41982 · confirmed 2/4
    1982–
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  7. 7
    Bugs Potter Live at NickaninnyBugs Potter #21983 · 184 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983184
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  8. 8
    No Coins, Please1984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  9. 9
    I Want to Go Home1985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
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  10. 10
    Son of Interflux1986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
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  11. 11
    Don't Care High1986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
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  12. 12
    A Semester in the Life of a Garbage Bag1987 · 257 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987257
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  13. 13
    The Zucchini WarriorsMacdonald Hall #51988 · 198 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988198
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  14. 14
    Radio Fifth Grade1989 · 179 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989179
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  15. 15
    Losing Joe's Place1990 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990240
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  16. 16
    MacDonald Hall Goes Hollywood / Lights, Camera, Disaster!Macdonald Hall #61991 · 217 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991217
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  17. 17
    The D-poems of Jeremy Bloom: A Collection of Poems About School, Homework, and Life (Sort Of)Jeremy Bloom #11992 · 97 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199297
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  18. 18
    The Twinkie Squad1992 · 194 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992194
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  19. 19
    The Toilet Paper Tigers1993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
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  20. 20
    Why Did the Underwear Cross the Road?1994 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994112
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  21. 21
    Something Fishy at Macdonald Hall / The Joke's On UsMacdonald Hall #71995 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995208
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  22. 22
    The Last-place Sports Poems of Jeremy Bloom: A Collection of Poems About Winning, Losing, and Being a Good Sport (Sometimes)Jeremy Bloom #21996 · 92 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199692
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  23. 23
    The Chicken Doesn't Skate1996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996–
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  24. 24
    Quarterback Exchange: I Was John ElwayMonday Night Football Club #11997 · 81 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199781
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  25. 25
    Running Back Conversion: I Was Barry SandersMonday Night Football Club #21997 · 81 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199781
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  26. 26
    The Super Bowl Switch: I Was Dan MarinoMonday Night Football Club #31997 · 83 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199783
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  27. 27
    Heavy Artillery: I Was Junior SeauMonday Night Football Club #41997 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199780
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  28. 28
    Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire1997 · 86 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199786
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    Ultimate Scoring Machine: I Was Jerry RiceMonday Night Football Club #51998 · 83 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199883
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  30. 30
    NFL Rules!: Bloopers, Pranks, Upsets and TouchdownsMonday Night Football Club #61998 · 81 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199881
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Gordon Korman series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Gordon Korman books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Jersey in order

8 books
  1. 1. It's Magic!
  2. 2. No Girly-Girls Allowed
  3. 3. Nick's a Chick
  4. 4. This Rocks!
  5. 5. The Team Player
  6. 6. Head Over Heels
  7. 7. Fight for Your Right
  8. 8. Need for Speed

Swindle Mysteries in order

8 books
  1. 1. Swindle
  2. 2. Zoobreak
  3. 3. Framed
  4. 4. Showoff
  5. 5. Hideout
  6. 6. Jackpot
  7. 7. Unleashed
  8. 8. Jingle

Macdonald Hall in order

7 books
  1. 1. This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall!
  2. 2. Go Jump in the Pool!
  3. 3. Beware the Fish!
  4. 4. The War with Mr. Wizzle
  5. 5. The Zucchini Warriors
  6. 6. MacDonald Hall Goes Hollywood / Lights, Camera, Disaster!
  7. 7. Something Fishy at Macdonald Hall / The Joke's On Us

Monday Night Football Club in order

6 books
  1. 1. Quarterback Exchange: I Was John Elway
  2. 2. Running Back Conversion: I Was Barry Sanders
  3. 3. The Super Bowl Switch: I Was Dan Marino
  4. 4. Heavy Artillery: I Was Junior Seau
  5. 5. Ultimate Scoring Machine: I Was Jerry Rice
  6. 6. NFL Rules!: Bloopers, Pranks, Upsets and Touchdowns

On the Run in order

6 books
  1. 1. Chasing The Falconers
  2. 2. The Fugitive Factor
  3. 3. Now You See Them, Now You Don't
  4. 4. The Stowaway Solution
  5. 5. Public Enemies
  6. 6. Hunting the Hunter

Nose Pickers from Outer Space in order

4 books
  1. 1. Nosepickers from Outer Space
  2. 2. Planet of the Nose Pickers
  3. 3. Your Mummy is a Nose Picker
  4. 4. Invasion of the Nose Pickers

Slapshots in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Stars From Mars
  2. 2. All-Mars All-Stars / The Dream Team
  3. 3. The Face-Off Phony
  4. 4. Cup Crazy

Island in order

3 books
  1. 1. Shipwreck
  2. 2. Survival
  3. 3. Escape

Everest in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Contest
  2. 2. The Climb
  3. 3. The Summit

Dive in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Discovery
  2. 2. The Deep
  3. 3. The Danger

Kidnapped in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Abduction
  2. 2. The Search
  3. 3. The Rescue

Titanic in order

3 books
  1. 1. Unsinkable
  2. 2. Collision Course
  3. 3. S.O.S.

Ungifted in order

3 books
  1. 1. Ungifted
  2. 2. Supergifted
  3. 3. Hypergifted

Hypnotists in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Hypnotists
  2. 2. Memory Maze
  3. 3. The Dragonfly Effect

Bugs Potter in order

2 books
  1. 1. Who is Bugs Potter?
  2. 2. Bugs Potter Live at Nickaninny

Jeremy Bloom in order

2 books
  1. 1. The D-poems of Jeremy Bloom: A Collection of Poems About School, Homework, and Life (Sort Of)
  2. 2. The Last-place Sports Poems of Jeremy Bloom: A Collection of Poems About Winning, Losing, and Being a Good Sport (Sometimes)

Son of the Mob in order

2 books
  1. 1. Son of the Mob
  2. 2. Hollywood Hustle

Slacker in order

2 books
  1. 1. Slacker
  2. 2. Level 13

39 Clues books in order

2 books by Gordon Korman
  1. 2. One False Note
  2. 9. The Emperor's Code

39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Medusa Plot

39 Clues: Unstoppable in order

1 book
  1. 4. Flashpoint

Standalone books

40 books

40 Gordon Korman titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Gordon Korman books in order?

You only need to read Gordon Korman books in order within each series: the books listed here span 17 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Gordon Korman

Start with Masterminds (2015), the first Masterminds book. The earliest catalogued title overall is This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall! (1977).

What is the newest Gordon Korman book?

Sleepless (2026) is the newest Gordon Korman book released so far.

Is there a new Gordon Korman book coming?

No next Gordon Korman book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Gordon Korman at a glance

Still publishing
Gordon Korman published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Gordon Korman books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
14,905 pages across the 84 of 119 books with a recorded length, a median of 168 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Gordon Korman books, 44 of 119, were published in the 2000s.
Corroboration
1 of the 119 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 8 in at least three.

What the Gordon Korman books are about

106 of the 119 Gordon Korman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 64 of 106. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.