In each book Griffin or his friends get "swindled" by someone out of something valuable to them. Swindle is the first of three books in a series about a sixth grader named Griffin Bing. He says he tries to write his books to be funny and entertaining, not to teach a lesson or moral. He's now married with three kids of his own and lives in New York. Gordon continued writing as a career and has written many Kids Books and series. Funny thing is that he only got a B+ on the paper! He sent the book to Scholastic and it was published a few years later as the first book in his Bruno and Boots series. Gordon first started writing in the 7th grade at the age of 12! He had an assignment in English class that later he turned into his first book called This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall. His mom wrote a column for a newspaper in Montreal. His favorite books as a kid were the Great Brain series. Gordon Korman was born on Octoin Montreal, Canada. Most recently the Swindle trilogy has been very popular among kids. He has been writing for most of his life and has produced a number of novels and series. Gordon Korman is an author of Kids Books.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |