Andrew Clements is an American writer of books for kids. Clements grew up in Camden, New Jersey and Springfield, Illinois, United States,. As a child, he enjoyed summers at a lakeside cabin in Maine where he spent his days swimming and fishing and his evenings reading works. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Northwestern High school and a Masters of Arts in Elementary Education from National Louis High school, he worked as a teacher sharing his love of reading with elementary, middle, and university students. He started his literary career by composing songs. Then he worked for several publishing companies where he released, acquired, edited, marketed, and developed quality books for kids. In 1985, Clements added his own work to the market with a picture book entitled Bird Adalbert. His first novel was the award-winning Frindle, which has won sixteen state book prizes, as well as the Christopher Prize. Clements books have been translated into several languages including German, Italian, French, Korean, Portuguese, Basque, Hungarian, Japanese, Dutch, and Spanish. Clements currently lives in Westborough, Massachusetts, with his wife Rebecca. He has four grown children - Charles, George, Nathaniel, and John.
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