Andrew clements net worth
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Obituary: Andrew Clements
Prolific children’s author Andrew Clements, best known for his popular middle grade novel Frindle, about a fifth-grader’s plan to invent a new word, died on November 28 in West Baldwin, Me., following an illness. He was 70.
Clements was born May 29, 1949 in Camden, N.J. He grew up in the nearby towns of Oaklyn and Cherry Hill before his family moved to Springfield, Ill., when Clements was in sixth grade.
In an anecdote shared with Something About the Author, Clements recalled that he was “something of a showoff” in kindergarten. “I was already a good reader and I didn’t mind who knew about it.” Clement shared in the biography on his website that he credited his parents, both avid readers, with instilling a love of books and reading in him and his siblings, and noted that tech-free family summers spent at a cabin on a lake in Maine helped him “begin to think like a writer.”
At Springfield High School, Clements received recognition from his senior year English t
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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 Young 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 Lunch 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
California Young Reader Medal
Awarded2010 for No Talking
California Young Reader Medal
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Andrew Clements
| Born | Andrew Elborn Clements (1949-05-29)May 29, 1949 Camden, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Died | November 28, 2019(2019-11-28) (aged 70) Baldwin, Maine, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, editor, educator |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Website | |
| andrewclements.com | |
Andrew Elborn Clements (May 29, 1949 – November 28, 2019) was an American children's writer. His first book Frindle won annual book awards. In June 2015 it was named the Phoenix Award winner for 2016. He also wrote A Week in the Woods and Things Not Seen.
Clements died on November 28, 2019 at his Baldwin, Maine home at the age of 70.[1]
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