Andrew clements author biography page
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Andrew Clements
Born
in Camden, New Jersey, The United StatesMay 29, 1949
Died
November 29, 2019
Website
http://www.andrewclements.com/
Genre
Children's Books
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I was born in Camden, New Jersey in 1949 and lived in Oaklyn and Cherry Hill until the middle of sixth grade. Then we moved to Springfield, Illinois. My parents were avid readers and they gave that love of books and reading to me and to all my brothers and sisters. I didn’t think about being a writer at all back then, but I did love to read. I'm certain there's a link between reading good books and becoming a writer. I don't know a single writer who wasn’t a reader first.
Before moving to Illinois, and even afterwards, our family spent summers at a cabin on a lake in Maine. There was no TV there, no phone, no doorbell—and email wasn’t even invented. All day there was time to swim and fish and mess around outside, and every night, there was tI was born in Camden, New Jersey in 1
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ALA Schneider Family Book Award
Awarded2004 for Things Not Seen
ALA/YALSA Best Book For Young Adults
Awarded2002 for Things Not Seen
Arizona ung Readers' Award
Nominated1998-1999 for Frindle
ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Honor
Awarded2001 for Brave Norman: A True Story
Bank Street Best Books of the Year
Awarded2005 for middag Money
Bank Street Best Books of the Year
Awarded2007 for Dogku
Bank Street Best Books of the Year - with Outstanding Merit
Awarded2009 for Extra Credit
Battle of the Books Reading List
Nominated1998 for Frindle
Best Fiction for Teenagers--China Times, Taiwan
Awarded2015 for The Map Trap
Best Kids Books – Family Fun Magazine
Noted1998 for Frindle
Black Eyed Susan Book Award -- Maryland
Awarded2009 for No Talking
Black Eyed Susan Book Award -- Maryland
Awarded1999 for Frindle
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award-Maryland
Awarded1998-1999 for Frindle
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