Andrew Clements

Clements was born in Camden, New Jersey, and lived in nearby Oaklyn and Cherry Hill before moving to Springfield, Illinois as a pre-teen.^[2][3] As a child, he enjoyed summers at a lakeside cabin in Maine where he spent his days swimming, hiking, water skiing, and his evenings reading books. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Northwestern University and a Masters of Arts in Elementary Education from National Louis University, he worked as a teacher, sharing his love of reading with elementary, middle, and high school students.^[2]

He worked for several publishing companies where he published, acquired, edited, marketed, and developed quality children's books. In 1985, Clements added his own work to the market with a picture book entitled Bird Delbert. His first novel was the award-winning Frindle, which has won 16 state book awards, as well as the Christopher Award.

Clements was married to the former Rebecca Pierpont, and they had four sons.^[3] He died at his home in Baldwin, Maine, on November 28, 2019, at age 70 from an undisclosed illness.^[3][4]

The Children's Literature Association named Frindle the best English-language children's book published in 1996 that did not win a major contemporary book award, thus making it the winner of the Phoenix Award for 2016.^[1]

• 2001: Utah Children's Choice Award
• 1999–2000: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
• 1999: Texas Children's Crown Award
• 1999: Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice, (WA, OR, MT, AK, ID, AB, BC)
• 1999: South Dakota Prairie Pasque Award
• 1999: Sasquatch Children's Book Award, (WA)
• 1999: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award, (IL)
• 1998–1999: Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 4–6
• 1998–1999: Young Hoosier Book Award, (IN)
• 1998–1999: North Carolina Children's Choice Award
• 1998–1999: Nevada Young Readers' Award
• 1998–1999: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award, (AR)
• 1998–1999: Maud Hart Lovelace Award, MN Youth Reading Award
• 1998–1999: Georgia Children's Book Award
• 1998–1999: William Allen White Children's Book Award, (KS)
• 1998–1999: Massachusetts Children's Book Award
• 1998: Prize Cento, Cento, Italy
• 1998: Rhode Island Children's Book Award
• 1997–1998: Great Stone Face Book Award, (NH)
• 1997: Judy Lopez Memorial Honor Book (L.A.)Award
• 1997: Christopher Award
• 1998–1999 Georgia children's book award

• 1999: Capitol Choices list, best books for ages 7–10
• 1998: Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best
• 1997–1998: Indiana Read-Alouds Too Good to Miss
• 1997: Horn Book Magazine Fanfare Book
• 1997: Parents' Choice Honor Book
• 1996: New York Public Library One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing

• 2004: California Young Readers Medal, The School Story
• 2004: American Library Association Schneider Family Book Award, Things Not Seen
• 2007: Edgar Allan Poe Award for best juvenile book, Room One: A Mystery or Two
• 2015: Phoenix Award for Frindle

• (As Andrew Elborn) Noah and the Ark and the Animals, illustrated by Ivan Gantschev, Picture Book Studio (Saxonville, MA), 1987.
• Santa's Secret Helper, illustrated by Deborah Santini, Picture Book Studio (Saxonville, MA), 1990.
• Temple Cat, illustrated by Alan Marks, Picture Book Studio, 1991, illustrated by Kate Kiesler, Clarion (New York, NY), 1996.
• Mother Earth's Counting Book, illustrated by Lonni Sue Johnson, Picture Book Studio, 1992.
• Billy and the Bad Teacher, illustrated by Elivia Savadier, Picture Book Studio, 1992.
• Who Owns the Cow?, illustrated by Joan Landis, Clarion (New York, NY), 1995.
• Bright Christmas: An Angel Remembers, illustrated by Kate Kiesler, Clarion (New York, NY), 1996.
• Frindle (middle-grade novel), illustrated by Brian Selznick, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1996.
• (Adapter) Philipp's Birthday Book, illustrated by Hanne Turk, North-South Books, 1996.
• Riff's BeBop Book, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1996.
• Real Monsters Go for the Mold!, illustrated by Matthew Stoddart, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1997.
• Things That Go EEK on Halloween, illustrated by George Ulrich, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1997.
• Real Monsters Stage Fright, illustrated by Matthew Stoddart, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1997.
• Music Time, Any Time!, illustrated by Tom Leigh, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1997.
• Double Trouble in Walla Walla, illustrated by Salvatore Murdocca, Millbrook Press (Brookfield, CT), 1997.
• Workshop, illustrated by David Wisniewski, Clarion (New York, NY), 1998.
• Gromble's Haunted Halloween, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1998.
• Hey Dad, Could I Borrow Your Hammer?, illustrated by Jackie Snider, Millbrook Press (Brookfield, CT), 1999.
• The Landry News, (middle-grade novel), illustrated by Salvatore Murdocca, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1999.
• Look Who's in the Thanksgiving Play!, illustrated by Mavis Smith, Little Simon (New York, NY), 1999.
• The Mouse Family, illustrated by Simon Galkin, Little Simon (New York, NY), 2000.
• The Janitor's Boy, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2000.
• Circus Family Dog, illustrated by Sue Truesdell, Clarion (New York, NY), 2000.
• The Christmas Kitten, illustrated by Simon Galkin, Little Simon (New York, NY), 2000.
• The School Story, illustrated by Brian Selznick, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2001.
• Things Not Seen (middle-grade novel), Philomel (New York, NY), 2002.
• The Jacket (originally serialized in Boston Globe), illustrated by McDavid Henderson, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2002.
• A Week in the Woods, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2002.
• Slippers at Home, illustrated by Janie Bynum, Dutton (New York, NY), 2004.
• Naptime for Slippers, illustrated by Janie Bynum, Dutton (New York, NY), 2004.
• The Report Card, illustrated by Brian Selznick, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2004.
• The Last Holiday Concert, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2004.
• Slippers at School, illustrated by Janie Bynum, Dutton (New York, NY), 2005.
• Slippers Loves to Run, illustrated by Janie Bynum, Dutton (New York, NY), 2005.
• A Million Is a Lot of Dots, illustrated by Rob Roth, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2005.
• Lunch Money, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2005.
• Things Hoped For, Philomel Books (New York, NY), 2006
• Room One: A Mystery or Two, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2006
• No Talking, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2007
• Things That Are, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2008
• Lost and Found, Atheneum Books (New York, NY), 2008
• Extra Credit, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2009
• Troublemaker, Atheneum Books (New York, NY), 2011
• About Average, Atheneum Books {New York}, 2012
• The Map Trap, Atheneum Books (New York, NY), 2014
• The Friendship War, Random House Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2019
• The Frindle Files, Random House Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2024

• Ringo Saves the Day!: A True Story, illustrated by Ellen Beier, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2001.
• Brave Norman: A True Story, illustrated by Ellen Beier, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2001.
• Tara and Tiree, Fearless Friends: A True Story, illustrated by Ellen Beier, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2002.
• Delores and the Big Fire: A True Story, illustrated by Ellen Beier, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2002.

• Jake Drake Know-It-All, illustrated by Dolores Avenaño, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2001.
• Jake Drake, Bully Buster, illustrated by Amanda Harvey, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2001.
• Jake Drake, Teacher's Pet, illustrated by Dolores Avenaño, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2002.
• Jake Drake, Class Clown, illustrated by Dolores Avenaño, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2002.

• We the Children, Atheneum Books (New York, NY), 2010
• Fear Itself, Atheneum Books (New York, NY), 2011
• The Whites of Their Eyes, Atheneum Books (New York, NY), 2012
• In Harm's Way, Atheneum Books (New York, NY), 2013 (with Adam Stower)
• We Hold These Truths, Atheneum Books (New York, NY), 2013

• Karen's Island, Houghton Mifflin (Boston, MA), 1995.
• Three Wishes for Buster, Houghton Mifflin (Boston, MA), 1995.
• Bill Picket: An American Original, Texas Style, Houghton Mifflin (Boston, MA), 1996.
• Hurricane Andrew, Houghton Mifflin (Boston, MA), 1998.
• Ham and Eggs for Jack, Houghton Mifflin (Boston, MA), 1998.
• Life in the Desert, Steck-Vaughn, 1998.
• Desert Treasure, illustrated by Wayne Anthony Still, Steck-Vaughn, 1998.
• Inventors: Making Things Better, Steck-Vaughn, 1998.
• Milo's Great Invention, illustrated by Johnansen Newman, Steck-Vaughn, 1998.

 

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