Is a
Canadian children's writer. Who is very
funny, and whose writing can
be appreciated by
adults. (I still buy them today, as I describe below.)
Korman was born in Montreal in 1963. He wrote his first book in 7th grade,
and saw it published a year and a half later. His best work (in my opinion)
was before he graduated from NYU in 1985. Although my favorite book, I
Want to Go Home was written in 1989.
I had an interesting experience when purchasing one of Korman's books.
When I reached the cashier to pay, I placed my items down before a middle
aged woman. They were:
The cover of the issue of Nerve had two
nude people embracing and bylines
that read:
MORMON LOVE-INS,
OPRAH'S LATEX BIND and
BUFFY'S ORGASMIC SUBTEXT. The woman rang up the Korman book
first, then the
The Trial. At this point she mentioned how her child
liked Korman's books, and had my younger sibling read... I
told her I liked him and the book was for me. She seemed a little surprised,
since a twenty-year-old stood before her, but not shocked. Then she saw the
Nerve. The sudden tension was noticeable and she wouldn't look me in the
eye again.