Andrew Clements (1) (1949–2019)

Author of Frindle

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

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About the Author

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 show more 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) show less

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Works by Andrew Clements

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Frindle (1996) 9,698 copies

The Report Card (2004) 3,125 copies

The School Story (2001) 2,975 copies

Things Not Seen (2002) 2,853 copies

No Talking (2007) 2,454 copies

The Landry News (1999) 2,076 copies

Lunch Money (2005) 1,944 copies

A Week in the Woods (2002) 1,885 copies

Big Al (1991) 1,545 copies

The Last Holiday Concert (2004) 1,536 copies

The Janitor's Boy (2000) 1,470 copies

Extra Credit (2009) 1,381 copies

The Jacket (2002) 1,345 copies

Room One: A Mystery or Two (2006) 1,305 copies

Things Hoped For (2006) 1,197 copies

Jake Drake: Bully Buster (2001) 1,085 copies

Lost and Found (2008) 1,012 copies

Dogku (2007) 909 copies

Jake Drake: Know-It-All (2001) 815 copies

We The Children (Benjamin Pratt and The Keepers of the School) (2010) 702 copies

Troublemaker (2011) 622 copies

Jake Drake: Teacher's Pet (2001) 514 copies

Brave Norman : A True Story (2001) 468 copies

Double Trouble In Walla Walla (1997) 434 copies

About Average (2012) 385 copies

The Losers Club (2017) 383 copies

Jake Drake: Class Clown (2002) 339 copies

Things That Are (2008) 315 copies

Andrew Clements (Set of 5) Frindle; Landry News; No Talking; Report Car; Last Holiday Concert (2013) 304 copies

The Map Trap (2014) 262 copies

Fear Itself (Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School) (2011) 231 copies

Santa's Secret Helper (1990) 222 copies

Big Al and Shrimpy (2002) 204 copies

A Million Dots (2006) 200 copies

The Friendship War (2019) 189 copies

Tara and Tiree, Fearless Friends : A True Story (2002) 183 copies

Temple Cat (1991) 181 copies

Because Your Daddy Loves You (2005) 174 copies

Ringo Saves The Day! : A True Story (2001) 156 copies

Dolores and the Big Fire : A True Story (2002) 154 copies

Noah and the Ark and the Animals (1984) 150 copies

The Whites of Their Eyes (Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School) (2012) 133 copies

In Harm's Way (Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School) (2013) 106 copies

Bright Christmas: An Angel Remembers (1996) 99 copies

The Handiest Things in the World (1862) 98 copies

We Hold These Truths (Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School) (2013) 87 copies

Milo's Great Invention (Pair-It Books) (1995) 71 copies

Circus Family Dog (2000) 69 copies

Because Your Mommy Loves You (2012) 62 copies

Workshop (1653) 62 copies

Three wishes for Buster (Watch me read) (1996) 58 copies

Bully Buster/Know-It-All (Jake Drake) (2004) 57 copies

Robocat (2004) 56 copies

Raggedy Ann & Andy: The Mouse Family (2000) 51 copies

Who Owns the Cow? (1995) 49 copies

Desert Treasure (Pair-It Books) (1998) 46 copies

Head of the Class: Frindle; The Landry News; The Janitor's Boy (2007) 44 copies

Robocat Stops Crime (Houghton Mifflin Leveled Readers) (2004) 40 copies

Karen's Island : Watch Me Read (1995) 33 copies

Slippers at School (2005) 32 copies

Slippers At Home (2004) 32 copies

The Secret Father's Day Present (1883) 25 copies

Because Your Grandparents Love You (2015) 23 copies

Look Who's In The Thanksgiving Play!: A Lift-the-Flap Story (1999) 23 copies

Naptime For Slippers (2005) 23 copies

Ruthie's Perfect Poem (Houghton Mifflin Leveled Readers) (2004) 18 copies

The Horse's Hat (Invitations to literacy) (1996) 17 copies

Slippers Loves to Run (2006) 16 copies

The Christmas Kitten (2000) 16 copies

School Rules (2007) 16 copies

Air from Other Planets (2000) 15 copies

Things That Go EEK on Halloween (Real Monsters) (1997) 14 copies

Andrew Clements' School Stories: Frindle; Landry News; The Janitor's Boy; The School Story; A Week in the… (2007) 14 copies

Mother Earth's Counting Book (1992) 14 copies

Ham and eggs for Jack (Watch me read) (1999) 14 copies

Hurricane Andrew (Watch me read) (1999) 13 copies

Lunch Money: Novel-Ties Teachers Study Guide (2009) 13 copies

The Jake Drake Collection (2007) 11 copies

The Christmas Story: Book & Pop-Up Diorama (1996) 11 copies

Billy & the Bad Teacher (1992) 10 copies

Snowden and the Christmas Joy Parade (1999) 8 copies

Stage Fright!: Tattoo Book (Real Monsters) (1997) 8 copies

Tom, Maker of Chairs (2006) 7 copies

Andrew Clements School Days Boxed Set (Frindle, The Landry News, The Janitor's Boy, School Story, excerpt from The… (2003) 7 copies

Back to School (Boxed Set): School Story; The Report Card; A Week in the Woods (2006) 7 copies

Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School Collection: We the Children; Fear Itself; The Whites of Their Eyes; In… (2016) 5 copies

The Big Gust (2006) 5 copies

The Landry News [LANDRY NEWS] [Paperback] 3 copies

Bill Pickett an American Original Texas Style (Theme 4 : Conflict and Change) (1997) 3 copies

Take Me HOme-Pair It Books-Inventors Making Things Better and Milo's Great Invention 3 copies

Sparkle's Brightest Holiday (2000) 3 copies

A Strange Day in Mayville (2006) 3 copies

Room One & No Talking - 2 Book Set (2009) 2 copies

Music Time, Any Time: Allegra Window #9 (Allegra's Window) (1997) 2 copies

Gromble's Haunted Halloween (Real Monsters) (1998) 2 copies

Sem Falar 1 copy

Gata cu vorba 1 copy

La Gaceta de Landry (2019) 1 copy

O Último Concerto 1 copy

A Arca e Os Animais Noé 1 copy

El Poema Perfecto de Ruthie 1 copy

Krumm's Halloween Treat: Glow-in-the-Dark Sticker Book (Real Monsters) (1998) 1 copy

Rocky. 1 copy

Le Meilleur des livres (2002) 1 copy

Frindle / The Landry News / The Janitor's Boy / Things Not Seen 1 copy

Books 1 copy

Take Me Home-Pair-It Books-Life in the Desert and Desert Treasure 1 copy

Jake Drake Class Clown 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Clements, Andrew
Other names: Elborn, Andrew
Birthdate: 1949-05-29
Date of death: 2019-11-29
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Camden, New Jersey, USA
Place of death: West Baldwin, Maine, USA
Places of residence: Oaklyn, New Jersey, USA
Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA
Springfield, Illinois, USA
Wilmette-Winnetka, Illinois area, USA
Education: Northwestern University (BA ∙ Literature)
National-Louis University (MA ∙ Teaching
Occupations: author
teacher
singer-songwriter
Short biography: See http://www.andrewclements.com

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Frindle by Andrew Clements

When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control.

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PlumfieldCH | 213 other reviews | May 9, 2024 |

Frindle by Andrew Clements

"Frindle" is a witty and thought-provoking novel that celebrates the creativity and imagination of children and the importance of questioning the status quo.

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alexablocker | 213 other reviews | Apr 29, 2024 |

Jake Drake, Teacher's Pet (3) by Andrew Clements

Independent Reading Level: Grades 3-4

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dwtolson | 4 other reviews | Apr 23, 2024 |

Frindle by Andrew Clements

Nick is known to be the funny guy. His main idea is trying to prove to his teacher that words can come out of anywhere. He is creative and always coming up with unique ideas to try and get people to go with them.

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mdmanon | 213 other reviews | Apr 16, 2024 |

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