Korman s books are geared to the 10 to 14 crowd, but they are still appealing to adults. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read i want to go home. Get 2 audiobooks free, 2 books a month, plus access to more than 700,000 podcasts. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Gordon korman writes a hilarious story of a boy who hates camp and will do whatever it takes to escape. Listen to 150,000 of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. Also a tireless selfpromoter, gordon travels across the country and even travels abroad to promote his. About the author 2004 awardwinning gordon korman is one of the most popular contemporary authors today, with more than forty novels for middle grade and young adults to his credit, including the bestselling macdonald hall series, and the critically acclaimed everest, island and. I want to go home book by gordon korman 7 available. Korman has sold more than 28 million books over a career spanning four decades and has appeared at number one on the new york times best seller list. So rudy starts to cause mischief and sneaks away to try and escape. Gordon korman born october 23, 1963 is a canadian american author.
This is a great book for a parent to read to a child and is sure to spark the interest of reluctant readers. He has written a number of other works, including i want to go home, no coins, please, dont care high, the kidnapped series, and son of interflux. Popular author gordon korman has sold millions of copies of his irreverant books for young readers. Then after being forced to join in on the camp actives rudy dis. Rudy miller is sent to camp all summer but he doesnt want to go. Gordon korman s uproarious, outrageous, and alltoofamiliar summer camp adventure is back. I know im eating too much and watching too much football already. Rudy miller really isnt into the whole camping thing. Eli frieden lives in the most perfect town in the world. My brother encouraged me to check out gordon korman books when we were in elementary school.
It follows the hilarious attempts of a mercurial, but gifted rudy miller and homesick mike webster, to escape from camp, as well. Gordon korman is one of the most beloved contemporary authors of today with more than 40 middlegrade novels to his credit. Gordon korman is another one of my favorite authors. I want to go home paperback january 1, 2015 by gordon korman author. In his first adventure, griffin and his buddies pulled off a successful heist against the heartless s. May 01, 2015 i want to go home paperback may 1 2015. Short stories have appeared in anthologies and magazines, including from one experience to another, edited by dr. One of the things that really strikes me as a grownup rereading gordon kormans books is that there are no villains in his stories. So when his parents send him to camp algonkian for his own good all he wants to do is go home. It follows the hilarious attempts of a mercurial, but gifted rudy miller and homesick mike webster, to escape from camp, as well as their councillors attempts at foiling them. With the aid of fellow camphater mike webster, rudy builds a. Gordon korman is the bestselling author of numerous books for children and teens, including his popular 39 clues series.
Sep 19, 2008 popular author gordon korman has sold millions of copies of his irreverant books for young readers. Gordon korman is the bestselling author of more than eighty books for children and teens, including his popular 39 clues series. He published his first book at the wee age of fourteen, which turned into the bruno and boots series still in print. Youll find all the latest in my many series, as well as new projects and standalone novels right here. Swindle, zoobreak, framed, showoff, hideout, jackpot, unleashed, and jingle.
Gordon korman booklist gordon korman message board. Jan 01, 20 new york times bestselling author gordon korman is a hit with young audiences thanks to his sly humor and engaging characters. We revisit an interview with the prolific and popular author of. I want to go home ebook by gordon korman rakuten kobo. Korman has sold more than 28 million books over a career spanning four decades and has appeared at number one. Thats why when his parents send him to camp algonkian island, rudy vows to use every dirty trick to escape camp alcatraz.
I want to go home has 7 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Upon recommendation from the school guidance counselor, rudy miller is sent to camp algonkian island for boys. In 1999 the disney channel created the jersey, a television series based on his monday night football club books. I want to go home is a childrens novel by gordon korman, first published in 1981. Jun 23, 2015 this breath of fresh air written in 1981 is called i want to go home, and is written by gordon korman. This breath of fresh air written in 1981 is called i want to go home, and is written by gordon korman. Here, the man with the plan, griffin bing, is in a heap of trouble. The first book in the actionpacked series from new york times bestselling author gordon korman is perfect for young fans of james patterson and john grisham.
Classic korman, as funny as the books we read, reread, and loved in the 80s. Gordon korman books list of books by author gordon korman. No one hates summer camp as much as rudy miller does. Since then, his unique brand of offbeat humor has helped him become a new york times bestselling author. In this fastpaced caper, 11yearold griffin bing finds something far more profitable than cobwebs during a haunted house sleepovera rare babe ruth baseball card. Editions for i want to go home 0590442104 paperback published in 1991, 0439969158 unknown binding published in 2007, 0590409476 paperback publishe. Unfortunately, hes not very popular in the philippines so his books. Here it is, the newest of the new, just hitting the shelves, or coming very soon. Mar 01, 2004 i want to go home paperback march 1 2004. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. And to think that gordon korman was only 17 when he wrote it.
Buy i want to go home by gordon korman online at alibris. One of the books ive always been most proud of is pop, my young adult novel about the oddball friendship between a high school football player and a retired nfl linebacker who suffers from cte but a lot has changed since pop first came out in 2009. Short stories have appeared in anthologies and magazines, including from one experience to. Written by gordon korman, audiobook narrated by ben rameaka. I want to go home, book by gordon korman paperback. The book was ok but i liked some of his other books better.
Since i read laughed my way through i want to go home. In this third tale featuring griffin the man with the plan bing. Korman has written over 80 childrens and young adult fiction books. In this book, the three kids named gecko, arjay, and terrance go to a half way house to get out of the juven. I want to go home paperback march 1 2004 by gordon korman author 4. The juvie three, by gordan korman, is a realistic fiction book.
Gordon kormans uproarious, outrageous, and alltoofamiliar summer camp adventure is back. It was republished, as with most of korman s older books, in 2004 with a new cover and updated text. I want to go home by gordon korman lit link jane briehl. The first book in the actionpacked series from new york times bestselling author gordon korman is perfect for young fans of james patterson and john grisham eli frieden lives in the most perfect town in the world. Rudy teams up with his cabinmate mike for a series of carefully planned yet. Thanks for reading and for making 2019 one of the best years ever for my books, with nominations and honors for the unteachables, whatshisface, masterminds, slacker, and restart, which became a regular on the ny times bestseller list. Cameron boxer, the slacker of the title, is similar to other korman antiheroes like rudy of i want to go home, focussed on his own life and values and unwilling to expend any unnecessary effort to placate the adult world, yet basically decent at heart. Gandeer high sends the entire class on a threenight backpacking trip in the canadian wilderness. Kris, literally episode 1 i want to go home by gordon.
I want to go home by gordon korman overdrive rakuten. Kormans books are geared to the 10 to 14 crowd, but they are still appealing to adults. We revisit an interview with the prolific and popular author of more than 80 books. Jan 08, 2018 chases memory just went out the window. In this fastpaced caper, 11yearold griffin bing finds something far more profitable than cobwebs during a haunted house sleepover a rare babe ruth baseball card. Our grid uses rectangular spaces rather than square to reflect the actual shape of knitting stitches. Gordon korman the canadian encyclopedia beware the fish. In the process, the group rescued swindles dog luthor from a life. Gordon korman knows the types of books kids like to read, considering he published his first novel at the ripe, old age of 12. Read i want to go home by gordon korman available from rakuten kobo. He quickly teams up with mike webster, who feels the same way about summer camp and all the activities. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
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