Despite his academic schedule as a full-time student, he has managed an average of one novel published every year for the last seven, writing most of them during summer vacations back home in Toronto. Korman has more to be conceited about than most young men his age. ''For a couple of years I was sort of paranoid about talking about it, because it sounded conceited.'' He mimics a conversation with an imaginary friend, feigning elaborate nonchalance: ''I'm going to be away from school next week - I'm going to Canada on an author's tour.'' He makes a face. ''I hardly ever talk about my writing with friends,'' Mr. Korman is somewhat reticent about his success many of his friends at New York University, where he graduated recently as a dramatic and visual writing major, had no idea that their fellow student's school breaks tended to be devoted to making personal appearances.

Far less well-known here than in his native Canada, Mr. Now, at the advanced age of 21, Gordon Korman is an old hand at publishing juvenile fiction, with 10 books to his credit and more than a million copies sold.

From the perspective of an adult, Rudy Miller is still the kind of kid who will make you grin even as you’re tearing your hair out trying to deal with him.He wrote his first novel when he was in the seventh grade, and by the time he was midway through adolescence he was a best-selling author. From the perspective of a ten or eleven year old, Gordon Korman has crafted a masterpiece of children’s storytelling. What works for I Want to Go Home is its knack for comedic timing, its sheer eventfulness, and the excellent placement of character stereotypes for maximum impact. “Why do you immediately assume that I’m guilty?” asked Rudy in a hurt tone.Ĭhip was taken aback. A lot of what sounded hilarious back in the day sounds like immature name calling now. Reading it again 16 years later, the book just wasn’t as funny, (although, admittedly, that’s a pretty high bar.) That’s not to say I didn’t enjoy it – each scene is still indelibly etched in my mind, and I still love them all. And each time I read it, it had me in splits from start to end. I must have read this book a 150 times in my lifetime. Together, the two of them go out of their way to make life at Camp Algonkian as disruptive as possible for everybody else.Ĭhild me gave this book 5 stars. Mike Webster also hates camp, and finds his only solace in the company of non-conformist, poker faced Rudy. Synopsis: Rudy Miller hates camp, but has been forced to go by his school’s guidance counsellor, who feels that Rudy would benefit greatly from some socialization. “Well,” said Chip, still smiling, “dinner’s in ten minutes.” Cover Art for I Want to Go Home by Gordan Korman

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