Books in series
#1
This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall!
1977
In Gordon Korman's beloved first book, Bruno and Boots team up...and school is never the same!
Bruno and Boots are always in trouble. So the Headmaster, aka "The Fish" decides it would be best to separate them. Bruno must now room with ghoulish Elmer Dimsdale, plus his plants, goldfish, and ants. And Boots is stuck with nerdy, preppy, paranoid George Wexford-Smyth III.
Of course, this means war. Because Bruno and Boots are determined to get their old room back, no matter what it takes.
And the skunk is only the beginning....
#2
Go Jump in the Pool!
1979
When Bruno and Boots learn that Macdonald Hall is about to lose some of its best students to its arch-rival, York Academy, because the Hall doesn't have a swimming pool, they go on the warpath, determined to save the school. But their fundraising schemes turn to hilarious chaos!
#3
Beware the Fish!
1980
Macdonald High is having some serious cash flow problems. Everything is being cut back - evening snack is gone, the lab equipment is decrepit and the dorms are freezing at night. Worst of all, Bruno Walton and Boots O'Neal are being moved in with Elmer Drimsdale - the science geek. There's even talk of Macdonald Hall being put up for sale! Could this be the end of Canada's finest boarding school or do Bruno and Boots have a plan?
#4
The War with Mr. Wizzle
1982
Bruno and Boots can't stand Mr. Wizzle, the new faculty member. He believes in demerits, computers, and a dress code. Mr. Wizzle is ruining Macdonald Hall. So Bruno and Boots, their friends, and the girls of Miss Scrimmage's Finishing School have decided to team up and get rid of him.
NOTE: This title has been republished as The Wizzle War.
#5
The Zucchini Warriors
1988
Roommates Bruno and Boots find obstacles in their way as they attempt to lead the Macdonald Hall Zucchini Warriors to a victorious football season and earn the reward of a new recreation center.
#6
Macdonald Hall Goes Hollywood
1991
Macdonald Hall has been chosen as the setting for a new Hollywood movie. The film crew is on its way and is planning to use students as extras. Bruno and Boots are ready for Hollywood . . . but is Hollywood ready for them?
NOTE: This title has been republished as Lights, Camera, Disaster!
#7
Something Fishy at Macdonald Hall
1995
The school year is getting off to a wacky start at Macdonald Hall. Everyone thinks Bruno and Boots are to blame, but this time the boys are innocent—and they're determined to find the phantom practical joker.
NOTE: This title has been republished as The Joke's On Us.
Author
Gordon Korman
Author · 104 books
Korman wrote his first book, "This Can't be Happening at Macdonald Hall", when he was 12 years old, for a coach who suddenly found himself teaching 7th grade English. He later took that episode and created a book out of it, as well, in "The Sixth Grade Nickname Game", wherein Mr. Huge was based on that 7th grade teacher. Korman moved to New York City, where he studied film and film writing. While in New York, he met his future wife; they now live in Long Island with their three children. He has published more than 50 books.
