What is Andrew Clements?
{{Infobox writer |name = Andrew Clements |image = Andrew Clements crop.jpg |imagesize = 215px |caption = Clements at a [[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]] book fair in 2008 |birth_name = Andrew Elborn Clements |birth_date = {{birth date|1949|5|29}} |birth_place = [[Camden, New Jersey]], U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2019|11|28|1949|5|29}} |death_place =[[Baldwin, Maine]], U.S. |nationality = American |occupation = Writer, editor, educator |period = |genre = Children's literature |website = {{URL|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.<ref>[https://b985.fm/maine-author-behind-childrens-classic-frindle-has-passed-away/ Maine Author Behind Children’s Classic ‘Frindle’ Has Passed Away]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{official|andrewclements.com}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Clements, Andrew}} [[Category:1949 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:American children's writers]] [[Category:American novelists]] [[Category:Writers from Bangor, Maine]] [[Category:Writers from Camden, New Jersey]] [[Category:Writers from Springfield, Illinois]] {{US-bio-stub}}