Most Popular Books by Gordon Korman

Aiden and Meg Falconer are now celebrities ... for all the wrong reasons. It''s much harder to be on the run when the whole country''s looking for you....Aiden and Meg Falconer are out to find the evidence that will free their parents from a life sentence in prison. But in order to do that, they have to live undercover. Ever since they broke out of a juvenile detention facility, they''ve been chased by the FBI ... and by a strange killer they''ve nicknamed Hairless Joe. Now their story has hit the airwaves, and suddenly everyone is looking for the Falconer kids. They think they can hide with an old family friend ... but when she turns them in and Meg is put in jail, the danger and adventure only increase.

Sports. That''s Jeremy Bloom''s topic. He''s not psyched about spending another year writing poetry, but maybe it won''t be as bad as he thinks. He and his friends Chad and Michael join every team the school has - football, soccer, hockey, basketball, and baseball! At first, the guys are unstoppable, undefeated! But when Mrs. Stegowitz decides to become a fan, suddenly the guys are headed for a never-ending losing streak. Jeremy''s glory poems ache with the agony of defeat. But surprisingly... he keeps writing. Could poetry be actually as cool as sports?

The seventh installment in #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Gordon Korman''s Swindle series! UNLEASHED: freed from restraint, running wild, not being held back by anyone or anything . . .Luthor, a former attack dog, is supposed to be on his best behavior now that he''s in the care of Savannah, a girl who''s easily a dog''s best friend. But every time a certain truck passes by Savannah''s house, Luthor goes into attack mode - and chaos follows.Meanwhile, Griffin Bing is locked in the fight of his life with his archenemy, Darren Vader. Both are trying to win an invention contest - and will stop at nothing to be victorious.A runaway dog. Some majorly strange inventions. A mysterious neighbor. A stolen object of great value. These are a few of the ingredients in UNLEASHED, Gordon Korman''s latest Swindle mystery. Like a Doberman with a mission in mind, there''s no holding this story back!

Wild things happen at the South Middle School when Milo''s science project, Henrietta the chicken, becomes the hockey team''s mascot and their only chance for a winning season.

The second entry in an all-new, mesmerizing adventure from the masterful, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Gordon Korman! Jax Opus knows he''s not like other kids. And it isn''t his skill on the basketball court or his test scores that set him apart. No, Jax is different because he can hypnotize people. In fact, he might be the best hypnotist the world has seen in a very long time.You would think Jax would be happy about this. But really? It''s ruining his life. He and his family are hiding from a master hypnotist who wants Jax out of the picture . . . forever. And the FBI is also starting to ask questions about Jax and his abilities. Jax thinks life might be getting a little better when a very rich, very powerful man asks him to help out with something. The reward will be great. And the price -- well, the price is that Jax starts taking on the man''s memories. And some of them are pretty deadly.#1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Gordon Korman keeps the thrills coming and the adventure nonstop as the past and the present collide to build a memory maze that Jax Opus may never escape. . .

An all-new, mesmerizing adventure from the masterful Gordon Korman! Jackson Opus has always been persuasive, but he doesn''t know that he''s descended from the two most powerful hypnotist bloodlines on the planet. He''s excited to be accepted into a special program at the Sentia Institute -- but when he realizes he''s in over his head, Jackson will have to find a way to use his powers to save his friends, his parents, and his government.

King of middle-grade Gordon Korman''s new standalone novel full of mystery, humour, friendship . . . and alligators! Jett Baranov is Silicon Valley''s number one spoiled brat. The son of a billionaire tech genius, he has everything money can buy, which means he''s in the habit of getting into a lot of trouble. When one of his stunts brings in the US Air Force, Jett''s father sends him off to Oasis Mind and Body Wellness center where he''ll be unplugged and disconnected from the outside world. Of course Jett hates it instantly and does his best to get himself kicked out. But it''s not as easy as he thinks. When Grace Atwater rescues a defenseless lizard, Jett is drawn into caring for the little guy with the help of Grace, Tyrell Karrigan and Brooklyne Feldman. But things aren''t as they seem at Oasis. There''s something going on with the head meditation pathfinder, Ivory -- something dangerous that threatens the future of all the guests at Oasis. And Jett is the only one who can put a stop to it. Told in Gordon''s now classic multi-voice style, Unplugged combines mystery, comedy, friendship . . . and don''t forget about the crocodiles!

The Super Bowl is coming up, and it''s Coleman Galloway''s last chance to try out the jersey that allowed his best friends Nick and Elliot to trade bodies with real NFL players. He finally musters up the courage to put it on and ... finds himself in the body of Dan Marino. But when Dan Marino wakes up in Coleman''s body, he panics and takes off the jersey. Unless Nick and Elliot can track him down and get it back on him, Dan and Coleman may have changed places ... permanently!

"Elliott desperately wants to make the track team. But when all the other guys leave him in the dust, the coach cuts him and suggests he go out for the chess team instead. Ouch!"--P. [4] of cover.

"A group of kids discovers they were cloned from the DNA of some of the greatest criminal masterminds in history for a sociological experiment, and they must find a way to prove it to the rest of the world"--

Nick can''t find a way to tell Coleman that his new girlfriend is bad news - until the jersey intervenes and zaps them into the bodies of skateboard champ Tony Hawk and BMX star Dave Mirra. Now they''ll have it out in one extreme confrontation!

The sequel to Gordon Korman''s SWINDLE---the Man With A Plan is back! When Griffin Bing''s class goes to a floating zoo, they don''t expect to see animals being treated so badly. They don''t expect to find Cleo, Dog Whisperer Savannah''s pet monkey who''s been missing for weeks. And they really don''t expect to have to hide the animals once they''ve rescued them! Hilarity ensues as Griffin''s team once more pulls off a heist . . . trying to break the animals back into a (better) zoo!

The thrills intensify in the next installment of Gordon Korman''s adventure ON THE RUN.One man holds the key to freeing Aidan and Meg Falconer''s parents from prison: a mysterious figure named Frank Lindenauer. Aidan and Meg must cross the country to try to catch him . . . even as the FBI tries to catch them first. In California, Aidan and Meg fall in with a crowd that already has its share of trouble going on. They want to believe they''ve found friends who will help them out. But if they''re not careful, these "friends" will sell them out instead.

The heroes of SWINDLE, ZOOBREAK, and FRAMED are back - and this time, things have gone to the dogs! When Luthor goes berserk at a mall dog show, he''s accused of ruining the career of the three-time best-in-show beagle. Griffin always knew that Luthor''s viciousness was simmering just below the surface - so why does he feel bad enough to spring him from the pound?Griffin and his team have a new plan. This one involves New York City, a sinister saboteur, a reclusive dog-trainer who''s quit the business, an international dog show, and a whole lot of red dye. But if they pull it off, no one will even notice their sting operation...right?

Bugs Potter, the biggest drummer to ever hit town, is the mysterious mustachioed guy who shows up at the most exclusive clubs to play a set with the hottest bands, but no one knows who he is except Adam Webb and he''s not telling.

Bruno Walton and Boots O''Neal try to think of ways to raise money for a school swimming pool like the one their archrivals have at York Academy.

The Falconers are facing life in prison¿unless their kids Aiden and Meg can follow a trail of clues to prove their innocence. The problem? The kids are trapped in a juvenile detention center. Chapter Book: 20 chapters.

When his Little League team gets a coach who knows nothing about baseball, seventh grader Corey is dismayed to see the team taken over by the coach''s pushy 12-year-old granddaughter.