Gordon Korman was born in Montreal, Quebec, where he lived until 1970. Korman grew up in Thornhill, Ontario and attended a public high school at Thornlea Secondary School in Thornhill, Ontario. Korman moved to the United States to attend college at New York University where he studied film writing. Korman got a BA from New York University in 1985. He was very smart for his age. His degree was in Visual Writing. Korman wrote his first book when he was twelve years old. When he was in 7th grade at German Mills Public School, his English writing assignment became the piece for Korman's first book. Later he became an English teacher and then a book writer. He wrote books like I Want to Go Home in 1981, Our Man Weston in 1982, and No Coins, Please in 1984.
Excerpt
The most exciting part of the book is when Vince confronts Ray to tell him he knows he is the spy. Ray pulls a gun out and points it aiming at Vince’s face. Vince quickly turns the light off and hides. Ray shoots than turns the light back on. He notices that he didn’t shoot Vince and that he is still hiding in the apartment. As Ray walks past the couch Vince jumps up from behind it throwing him onto the ground and knocking the gun out of his hand.
Review
I think this book was one of the best books I have read. It’s funny, has action, and is serious at moments. It was written really well and kept me entertained the whole time reading it. The only thing I would change is at the end of the book it ends to fast and doesn’t really explain everything I was thinking of. Other than that it was an awesome book.