Andrew Clements is the author of several children's books. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature fromย Northwestern Universityย and a Masters of Arts in Elementary Education fromย National Louis University, he worked as a teacher sharing his love of reading with elementary, middle, and high school students andย started his literary career by writing songs. He has worked for several publishing companies where he published, acquired, edited, marketed, and developed quality children's books. ย His first novel was the award-winningย Frindle, which won sixteen state book awards, as well as theย Christopher Award.