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  • February 7, 2026 at 10:41 pm Reply

    Fii

    So I was looking around on here and I saw you had book clubs. Can anyone start it? How do you start one and can it be about any book? Or does it have to be about one of your new books or something?

    Thanks!!!!

    Fii🤪

  • February 8, 2026 at 03:03 am Reply

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    Hi, Fii,


    The group called The Kormaniacs usually runs a book club for each new book, and I expect they'll have one for HYPERGIFTED, especially since the book is dedicated to them. Just keep an eye on this TALKING ABOUT BOOKS section, and it should start once the group has done some reading of the new book, OK?


    Thanks for your interest.                                                                                    -----Gordon Korman-----

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    Hi, Fii,


    The group called The Kormaniacs usually runs a book club for each new book, and I expect they'll have one for HYPERGIFTED, especially since the book is dedicated to them. Just keep an eye on this TALKING ABOUT BOOKS section, and it should start once the group has done some reading of the new book, OK?


    Thanks for your interest.                                                                                    -----Gordon Korman-----

  • February 9, 2026 at 06:54 pm Reply

    Owen
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    I was in the Snoop bookclub that one was started by Jade 

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    I was in the Snoop bookclub that one was started by Jade 

  • February 9, 2026 at 06:54 pm Reply

    Owen
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    I was in the Snoop bookclub that one was started by Jade 

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    I was in the Snoop bookclub that one was started by Jade 

  • February 9, 2026 at 08:27 pm Reply

    Fii
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    Sooo is there a way to join the Kormaniacs??


     


    Fii

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    Sooo is there a way to join the Kormaniacs??


     


    Fii

  • February 10, 2026 at 02:01 am Reply

    Raymond Jardine
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    @Fii: If you have ever read a Gordon Korman book... and decided to check out The Forum... and think you'll enjoy hanging around people who talk about GRK's stories… you're already a Kormaniac.

    (No letter from Hogwarts, no sorting hat, no Fat Lady portrait asking for a secret password.)

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    @Fii: If you have ever read a Gordon Korman book... and decided to check out The Forum... and think you'll enjoy hanging around people who talk about GRK's stories… you're already a Kormaniac.

    (No letter from Hogwarts, no sorting hat, no Fat Lady portrait asking for a secret password.)

  • February 10, 2026 at 03:34 am Reply

    Jade
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    i'm glad somebody asked. i made a resolution to myself im not going to just disappear after 3 days this time... my copy of HYPERGOFTED came today!! so happy!!! AHHH WAIT OH MY GOD I HAVE TO MAKE A POST


     

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    i'm glad somebody asked. i made a resolution to myself im not going to just disappear after 3 days this time... my copy of HYPERGOFTED came today!! so happy!!! AHHH WAIT OH MY GOD I HAVE TO MAKE A POST


     

  • February 10, 2026 at 08:08 pm Reply

    Fii
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    Oh COOLLLL!!!! I guess I am a Kormaniac and HYPERGIFTED is dedicated to me too!? Wow that's amazing! Thank you sooooo much Gordon!


    -Fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

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    Oh COOLLLL!!!! I guess I am a Kormaniac and HYPERGIFTED is dedicated to me too!? Wow that's amazing! Thank you sooooo much Gordon!


    -Fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

  • February 10, 2026 at 09:46 pm Reply

    Kormaniac Daniel
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    @Fii I also think it's quite cool @Jade I also got mine and my Sora one on the special day Febuary 3rd

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    @Fii I also think it's quite cool @Jade I also got mine and my Sora one on the special day Febuary 3rd

  • February 13, 2026 at 09:46 pm Reply

    Jade
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    Should we start on March 1st, or sooner? My winter break just started so I'm going to now.

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    Should we start on March 1st, or sooner? My winter break just started so I'm going to now.

  • February 13, 2026 at 11:29 pm Reply

    Raymond Jardine
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    @Jade: Sounds like we've got Fii, Owen, Kormaniac Daniel, you, and me on board--and maybe Zoe and Robin and Logan and Darren and others. (Sorry if I missed anyone else who commented about HYPERGIFTED or about a book club. Everyone reading this is invited and encouraged to take part.)



    Since this will be the first Kormaniacs Book Club for some of the Kormaniacs, it would be helpful to announce a start date and set the ground rules. Are we doing a chapter per day? Or a weekly check-in? Straight analysis or a daily discussion topic? Or something else? (I don't need a vote. I'm happy to go along with whatever works for everyone.)

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    @Jade: Sounds like we've got Fii, Owen, Kormaniac Daniel, you, and me on board--and maybe Zoe and Robin and Logan and Darren and others. (Sorry if I missed anyone else who commented about HYPERGIFTED or about a book club. Everyone reading this is invited and encouraged to take part.)



    Since this will be the first Kormaniacs Book Club for some of the Kormaniacs, it would be helpful to announce a start date and set the ground rules. Are we doing a chapter per day? Or a weekly check-in? Straight analysis or a daily discussion topic? Or something else? (I don't need a vote. I'm happy to go along with whatever works for everyone.)

  • February 15, 2026 at 05:29 pm Reply

    Jade
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    A chapter a day seems to work the best. Discussion afterwards was cool, too

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    A chapter a day seems to work the best. Discussion afterwards was cool, too

  • February 26, 2026 at 05:51 pm Reply

    Owen
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    Are you starting the bookclub on Sunday Jade that is the 1st I cant' start till Monday but I will talk about two chapters on Monday

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    Are you starting the bookclub on Sunday Jade that is the 1st I cant' start till Monday but I will talk about two chapters on Monday

  • February 28, 2026 at 04:05 pm Reply

    Raymond Jardine
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    @Owen: I'm going off @Jade's message from a couple weeks ago and planning to start posting tomorrow (Sunday, 01 March). With 32 chapters in HYPERGIFTED, and covering one chapter per day in the Kormaniacs Book Club, that means we'll conclude on April Fools' Day!

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    @Owen: I'm going off @Jade's message from a couple weeks ago and planning to start posting tomorrow (Sunday, 01 March). With 32 chapters in HYPERGIFTED, and covering one chapter per day in the Kormaniacs Book Club, that means we'll conclude on April Fools' Day!

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