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Andrew Clements (1) [1949–2019]

This page covers the author of Frindle.

For other authors named Andrew Clements, see the disambiguation page.

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Andrew Clements was born in Camden, New Jersey on May 7, 1949. He received a bachelor's degree in literature from Northwestern University and master's degree in teaching from National Louis University. Before becoming a full-time author, he taught in the public schools north of Chicago for seven years, was a singer-songwriter, and worked in publishing. He is well known for his picture book texts, but it was his middle school novel, Frindle, that was a breakthrough for his writing career. Frindle won numerous awards including the Georgia Children's Book Award, the Sasquatch Children's Book Award, the Massachusetts Children's Book Award, the Rhode Island Children's Book Award, and the Year 2000 Young Hoosier Book Award. His other works include The Landry News, The Janitor's Boy, No Talking, Things Not Seen, Things Hoped For, and Things That Are. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Frindle… (more)
Frindle 8,712 copies, 204 reviews
The Report Card 2,826 copies, 46 reviews
Things Not Seen 2,725 copies, 83 reviews
The School Story 2,701 copies, 16 reviews
No Talking 2,211 copies, 98 reviews
The Landry News 1,891 copies, 27 reviews
Lunch Money 1,795 copies, 154 reviews
A Week in the Woods 1,718 copies, 25 reviews
The Last Holiday Concert 1,398 copies, 16 reviews
Big Al 1,376 copies, 18 reviews
The Janitor's Boy 1,346 copies, 21 reviews
Extra Credit 1,251 copies, 58 reviews
The Jacket 1,208 copies, 29 reviews
Room One: A Mystery or Two 1,201 copies, 13 reviews
Things Hoped For 1,112 copies, 21 reviews
Jake Drake: Bully Buster 967 copies, 9 reviews
Lost and Found 921 copies, 21 reviews
Dogku 835 copies, 41 reviews
Jake Drake: Know-It-All 707 copies, 3 reviews
Troublemaker 563 copies, 12 reviews
Jake Drake: Teacher's Pet 469 copies, 4 reviews
Brave Norman : A True Story 425 copies, 10 reviews
Double Trouble In Walla Walla 405 copies, 22 reviews
About Average 339 copies, 15 reviews
The Losers Club 328 copies, 10 reviews
Jake Drake: Class Clown 316 copies, 3 reviews
Things That Are 292 copies, 10 reviews
The Map Trap 230 copies, 5 reviews
Santa's Secret Helper 206 copies, 1 review
A Million Dots 188 copies, 20 reviews
Big Al and Shrimpy 174 copies, 10 reviews
Temple Cat 170 copies, 5 reviews
The Friendship War 158 copies, 3 reviews
Because Your Daddy Loves You 157 copies, 12 reviews
The Handiest Things in the World 87 copies, 11 reviews
Life in the Desert 60 copies, 1 review
Because Your Mommy Loves You 60 copies, 9 reviews
Circus Family Dog 59 copies, 3 reviews
Workshop 57 copies, 1 review
Robocat 50 copies
Who Owns the Cow? 47 copies, 3 reviews
Slippers At Home 31 copies, 6 reviews
Karen's Island : Watch Me Read 29 copies, 1 review
Slippers at School 28 copies, 2 reviews
Naptime For Slippers 23 copies, 2 reviews
Air from Other Planets 16 copies, 1 review
Slippers Loves to Run 16 copies, 1 review
The Christmas Kitten 16 copies, 1 review
Mother Earth's Counting Book 14 copies, 2 reviews
School Rules 14 copies
Billy & the Bad Teacher 10 copies, 4 reviews
The Big Gust 3 copies
Sem Falar 1 copy
Books 1 copy
Rocky. 1 copy
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