Gordon korman was born on october 23, 1963 in montreal, canada. Most of his books are written under the young adult and childrens book genres. Not so long ago, in a galaxy pretty close by, there lived a cool 4th grader named devin, who signed up for his schools. Nose pickers from outer space by gordon korman mstamireads. Devin signed up for a exchange program and all the kids in his school got super great exchange students. Other book series by korman include slap shots, nose pickers, and on the run. Gordon korman author, mike reed illustrator visit amazons mike reed page. Victor vaccaro collects in one book four adventures of devin and his alien friend stan as they work to save the planet.
Korman was born in montreal and grew up in thornhill, ontario outside of toronto. A collection of poems about school, homework, and life sort of, the poem a perfect afternoon has the narrator talk about how hes feeling very creative today and all the wonderful things he could do. Invasion of the nose pickers laf book by gordon korman. His favorite books as a kid were the great brain series. Surprised this book hasnt been picked up for a movie deal. Nose pickers from outer space book series thriftbooks. It is so hard to find books for my eight year old son but he loved this book, and so. Another pageturning intergalactic grossout from the king of gutbusfing humor, gordon korman. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Nose pickers from outer space by gordon korman illustrated by victor vaccaro l. Gordon korman born october 23, 1963 is a canadian author, primarily of novels for children and young adults. Victor vaccaro fourthgrader devin is disappointed in the nerdy exchange student who comes to live with his family, until he realizes that stan is not from chicago but from outer space.
Nose pickers from outer space by gordon korman posted by mstamireads. All about nose pickers from outer space by gordon korman. Find the complete nose pickers from outer space book series by gordon korman. 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. View gordon kormans profile about victor vaccaro illustrator. After all the series books for young girls, finally gordon korman is giving us boys books. He lives in long islands great neck, new york, with his wife and three children. Who is very funny, and whose writing can be appreciated by adults. The humongan is stealing the pants power supply, thereby disabling the microcomputer in stans nose.
Find the complete island book series by gordon korman. He wrote his first book in 7th grade, and saw it published a year and a half later. One of gordons early books also has my vote for one of the catchiest kids book titles ever. The story that began with nose pickers from outer space, planet of the nose pickers, and your mummy is a nose picker concludes with the hilarious fourth adventure of devin and his unique geek exchange buddy stan. Nose pickers from outer space is a very funny book by gordan korman. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Its about this boy who is an exchange student from pan in chicago, named stan mflxnys. Gordon korman is one of the prominent canadianamerican authors who has written some of the very successful novels in his writing career. The juvie three available for download and read online in other formats. My nephew just turned the same age as i was when i read this book, so i had to keep it going.
Oct 01, 2000 your mummy is a nose picker paperback oct 1 2000 by gordon korman author, victor vaccaro illustrator book 3 of 4 in the nose pickers from outer space series. Nose pickers from outer space korman, gordon, vaccaro, victor on. See the complete island series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Consequently, nosepicking has been mined by many authors in the world of young adult and childrens literature.
When his exchange buddy, stan, looks and acts contrary to those rules, devin and stan face the ridicule of. Variety reports that hell produce and star in an adaptation of nose pickers from outer space, gordon kormans childrens tale about. Typical childrens lit size, but with variety see other readability issues. Planet of the nose pickers by gordon korman ages 48. His best work in my opinion was before he graduated from nyu in 1985. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
Planet of the nose pickers by gordon korman goodreads. Nosepickers from outer space korman, gordon, vaccaro, victor on. The final masterpiece that got a hold of his creativity include books like. Imaginary organization, fiction nose pickers from outer space subjects. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you. He has been writing for most of his life and has produced a number of novels and series. He was a weird little kid, when devin hunter went to pick him up from the airport there was stan sitting on the luggage carousel. Consequently, nose picking has been mined by many authors in the world of young adult and childrens literature.
Gordon korman is a canadianamerican author of young adult and childrens novels. The island book series by gordon korman includes books shipwreck, survival island, book 2, escape island, book 3, and several more. Not so long ago, in a galaxy pretty close by, there lived a cool 4th grader named devin, who signed up for his schools student exchange program. Korman was born in 1963 in montreal, quebec, where his father worked as an accountant and his mother wrote an erma bombecktype column for a local newspaper, as he told bennetts. Nose pickers from outer space stan mflxnys and devin hunter, book 1 by gordon korman book cover, description, publication history. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Fourthgrader devin is disappointed in the nerdy exchange student who comes to live with his family, until he realizes that stan is not from chicago but from outer space. Gordon korman born october 23, 1963 is a canadian american author. May 23, 2011 nose pickers from outer space by gordon korman posted by mstamireads. Fifteenyearold aiden falconer and his 11yearold sister, meg. Isbn 9780590402514 9780590402514 softcover, scholastic, 1986. Korman writes about and for kids from middle grades to high school. Fiction, extraterrestrial beings, schools, extraterrestrial. View gordon korman s profile about victor vaccaro illustrator. Korman gets his on the run series off to a snappy start with this quickmoving caper. Nose pickers from outer space skip to main content.
Most recently the swindle trilogy has been very popular among kids. Some of the published credits of victor vaccaro include nose pickers from outer space, your mummy is a nose picker laf, planet of the n. Victor vaccaro is a published illustrator of childrens books. Pdf the juvie three download full pdf book download. Nose pickers from outer space by gordon korman book resume. This biography consists of approximately 11 pages of information about the life of gordon korman. He has also contributed to the multiauthor 39 clues series. In all, he has written more than 85 novels in his writing career so far. Leave a comment i get more feedback from students on this book than probably any other that i have read aloud in classrooms. Korman wrote his first book unexpectedly when he was twelve years old.
The writer, gordon korman, starts his monday night football club series with a novel, quarterback exchange. Nose pickers from outer space by gordon korman length. Nose pickers from outer space by gordon korman goodreads. Nose pickers from outer space by gordan korman paperback 1999. Writers such as carolyn beck richard was a picker and gordon korman the nose pickers from outer space series have tackled admittedly crude subject matter, typically in a grossly humorous and slightly educational manner. Gordon korman has wrote another hilariously charming book, but i recommend it toward younger, fourthgrade audiences. The ultimate nose picker collection book, 2006 worldcat. Click to read more about nose pickers from outer space by gordon korman.
Published may 1st 2000 by little, brown books for young readers. He is the author of the macdonald hall aka bruno and boots, swindle mysteries and on the run. Nose pickers from outer space stan mflxnys and devin hunter. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Invasion of the nose pickers by gordon korman scholastic. Read this book in middle school from front to back. Korman has written over 80 childrens and young adult fiction books. Book 1 of 4 in the nose pickers from outer space series. Gordon kormanstatecollapsed to show the template collapsed, i. Nose pickers from outer space planet of the nose pickers your mummy is a nose picker invasion of the. Nose pickers from outer space book by gordon korman. Gordon korman 1963 biography personal, addresses, career.
The ultimate nose pickers collection by gordon korman. A list of all gordon kormans series in reading order. For example, he could hollow out a tree to build a kayak, carve a nearby rock into a famous sculpture, write an opera, or create a blown. Enjoyed every chapter so much, i was bummed when i got too sleepy to keep reading. Click download or read online button to get the juvie three book now. But his exchange buddy, stan mflxnys, is much more than a nerdy weirdo who cant keep his finger out of his nose. No more dead dogs by gordan korman and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The juvie three download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Nose pickers from outer space by gorden korman is about a boy named devin hunter and he has rules about coolness through out the book. Sign up for librarything to find out whether youll like this book. Nose pickers from outer space by gordon korman librarything. Sep 25, 2002 variety reports that hell produce and star in an adaptation of nose pickers from outer space, gordon kormans childrens tale about a race of aliens with computers in their noses who. This is the order of gordon korman books in both chronological order and publication order. Other book series by korman include slap shots, nose pickers, and on.