WEST SCHOOL AUTHOR VISIT! Author Gordon Korman will visit West School in Glencoe on Wednesday, October 4, 2006! Best-selling author, Gordon Korman (www.gordonkorman.com) will visit Glencoe West School on Wednesday October 4, 2006, for a day of presentations. The visit is being underwritten by the Glencoe PTO. The New York-based author of more than 55 books, with 7 million copies in print, Korman is best known for his Bruno and Boots titles, as well as his award- winning young adult books, including Son of Interflux. His newest titles include Born to Rock, a new young adult title from Hyperion (published Spring, 2006) and Kidnapped, an adventure series published this summer According to his official bio, Gordon Korman was born October 23, 1963 in Montreal, Quebec in Canada. He wrote his first book, This Can't be Happening at Macdonald Hall when he was 12 years old for a coach who suddenly found himself teaching 7th grade English. He later took that episode and created a book out of it, called the Sixth Grade Nickname Game. Mr. Huge, a character in the book, was based on that 7th grade teacher. His first book was published with Scholastic. The company then published his next 20 books. Hyperion and Scholastic both publish Korman’s books. Gordon divides his time between Toronto, New York and Florida, and is currently under contract for several more books, the six-volume On the Run adventure series, and new young adult and children’s titles. Korman will talk to Glencoe West School students about characterization, how he goes about finding topics to write about, and other tricks of his writer’s life. He will take questions from students and will sign books for the students after his presentations. Korman’s books are available at Books on Vernon, the Book Stall, and area bookstores. For more information about Korman’s visit to West School, contact Ilyce Tamkin, West School Author Committee Co-Chair, at 847-835-3455. Contact Korman through his website, www.GordonKorman.com. Gordon Korman’s Books Published since 2000 Planet Of the Nose Pickers '00 Slapshots 3 - The Face-off Phony '00 Your Mummy Is A Nose Picker '00 Slapshots 4 - Cup Crazy '00 Invasion Of The Nose Pickers '01 Shipwreck (Island Book 1) '01 Survival (Island Book 2) '01 Escape (Island Book 3) '01 Son Of the Mob '02 The Contest (Everest Book 1) '02 The Climb (Everest Book 2) '02 The Summit (Everest Book 3) '02 Maxx Comedy: The Funniest Kid in America'03 Jake, Reinvented '03 Dive Trilogy '03 Son of the Mob: Hollywood Hustle '04 On the Run (Series) '04-'05-‘06 Born to Rock (Series) ‘06 The Kidnapped Series: ‘06 Abduction Search Rescue.