Gordon Korman was born in 1963 in Montreal, Canada. He wrote his first book when he was 12-years-old and since then he has had over 35 books for children published in the US.

Gordon studied film and film writing in New York where he still lives with his wife and two children.

Scholastic will be publishing two of Gordon’s trilogies this year and his novel Son of the Mob.

Everest is an action filled series, following a group of teens bidding to become the youngest person to reach the summit of Everest. The four face great danger and need to summon up all their strength, courage and determination to scale the mighty mountain but who will come out on top? The three fantastic titles are; The Contest, The Climb and The Summit.

Island follows six youngsters who board a ship full of strangers as part of a character building exercise. Stranded and soaking wet on a deserted shoreline, the castaways are about to discover what they’re made of. The three titles in this thrilling trilogy are; Shipwreck, Survival and Escape.

Son of the Mob follows Vince Luca. Having a Mobster for a Dad, creates certain problems when all you want is a normal life, especially when you are trying to woo the girls!

The latest titles from Gordon is the fantastic On the Run series, Chasing the Falconers, The Fugitive Factor, Undercover in the Underworld and The Stowaway Solution. Each book is full of adventures and taps into the bestselling kids-in-danger tradition of Alyx Rider, Young Band et al! Each book ends on a cliffhanger, leaving readers begging for more!