Editing Andrew Clements

{{Short description|American writer (1949–2019)}}
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{{Infobox writer
| name = Andrew Clements
| image = Andrew Clements crop.jpg
| imagesize = 215px
| caption = Clements at a [[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]] book fair in 2008
| birth_name = Andrew Elborn Clements
| birth_date = {{birth date|1949|5|29}}
| birth_place = [[Camden, New Jersey]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|11|28|1949|5|29}}
| death_place = [[Baldwin, Maine]], U.S.
| occupation = Writer, editor, educator
| period = 1985–2019
| spouse = Rebecca Clements
| children = 4
| genre = Children's literature
| website = {{URL|andrewclements.com}}
}}
'''Andrew Elborn Clements''' (May 29, 1949 – November 28, 2019) was an American author of [[children's literature]]. His [[debut novel]] ''[[Frindle]]'' won an award determined by the vote of U.S. schoolchildren in about 20 different U.S. states. In June 2015, ''Frindle'' was named the [[Phoenix Award]] winner for 2016, as it was the best book that did not win a major award when it was published.<ref name=phoenix/>

==Life==
Clements was born in [[Camden, New Jersey]], and lived in nearby [[Oaklyn, New Jersey|Oaklyn]] and [[Cherry Hill, New Jersey|Cherry Hill]] before moving to [[Springfield, Illinois]] as a pre-teen.<ref name="Favorite">{{cite book|title=Favorite Children's Authors and Illustrators|editor=E. Russell Primm III|publisher=Tradition Books|location=Excelsior, MN|year=2003|volume=1|pages=[https://archive.org/details/favoritechildren0000unse/page/150 150–3]|isbn=1-59187-018-6|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/favoritechildren0000unse/page/150}}</ref><ref name = nyt>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/15/books/andrew-clements-dead.html|title = Andrew Clements, 70, Dies; Wrote Best-Selling Children's Books|work = [[The New York Times]]|date = December 15, 2019|accessdate = May 19, 2021|last = Sandomir|first = Richard|authorlink = Richard Sandomir}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Favorite" />

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.<ref name = nyt/> He died at his home in [[Baldwin, Maine]], on November 28, 2019, at age 70 from an undisclosed illness.<ref name = nyt/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Maughan {{!}} |first=Shannon |title=Obituary: Andrew Clements |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/81881-obituary-andrew-clements.html |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Awards==
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.<ref name=phoenix>[http://www.childlitassn.org/phoenix-award "Phoenix Award"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202733/http://www.childlitassn.org/phoenix-award |date=September 23, 2015 }}. Children's Literature Association (childlitassn.org). June 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.</ref>

=== Contemporary Awards ===
* 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

=== Listings and recommendations ===
* 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

===Other===
*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''

==Bibliography==

===For all===
* (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 (book)|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|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 (novel)|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 Losers Club,'' Random House Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2017
*''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

===''Pets to the Rescue'' series===
* ''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'' series===
* ''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.

===''Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School'' series===
* ''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

=== Reading program books ===
* ''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.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/andrew-clements/ Andrew Clements at Fantastic Fiction]

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