Andrew Clements

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 deemed the best book that did not win a major award when it was published. 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.

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.

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