Andrew Clements
Andrew Clements
Andrew Clementsis an American writer of many children's books. His debut novel Frindle won annual book awards determined by the vote of U.S. schoolchildren in about twenty different U.S. states. In June 2015 it was named the Phoenix Award winner for 2016 as the best book that did not win a major award when it was published in 1996...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionChildren's Author
Date of Birth29 May 1949
CityCamden, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
I had a high school English teacher who made me really work at writing. And once, when I got an assignment back, she'd written: 'This is so good, Andrew. This should be published!' That made a big impression on me.
There's so much made of the exceptional and the celebrity, the famous, and the wannabees.
I almost tell him that I'd never be able to do something like that, just take out my instrument and begin playing on a street corner. But it feels to personal. Yes, I'm shy, but why bring it to his attention? I'm too shy to talk about how shy I am.