Gordon Korman is a Canadian author, primarily of novels for children and young adults

Adolescence

Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and mental human development generally occurring between puberty and legal adulthood , but largely characterized as beginning and ending with the teenage stage...

. He lives in Long Island

Long Island

Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...

's Great Neck, New York

Great Neck, New York

The term Great Neck is commonly applied to a peninsula on the North Shore of Long Island, which includes the village of Great Neck, the village of Great Neck Estates, the village of Great Neck Plaza, and others, as well as an area south of the peninsula near Lake Success and the border of Queens...

, with his wife and three children.

Korman wrote his first book unexpectedly when he was twelve years old. While in 7th grade at German Mills Public School

German Mills Public School

German Mills public School is a school located in Thornhill, Ontario. The school was originally named after a settlement in the area.German Mills P.S. was officially opened on June 5, 1975 in an open concept design. Over time, most of the open spaces have been divided into a more traditional...

, his 7th grade English writing assignment became the manuscript for Korman's first book This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall, the first book in his Bruno and Boots

Bruno and Boots

Bruno and Boots is the name of a series of young adult novels by author Gordon Korman.The series is set in a Canadian boarding school for boys called Macdonald Hall Bruno and Boots is the name of a series of young adult novels by author Gordon Korman.The series is set in a Canadian boarding school...

 series.