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A fifth-grader starts a newspaper with an editorial that prompts her burnt-out classroom teacher to really begin teaching again, but he is later threatened with disciplinary action as a result.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Clements, Andrew, 1949-
Other Authors:	Selznick, Brian
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1999.
Subjects:	Newspapers > Juvenile fiction. Teachers > Juvenile fiction. Schools > Juvenile fiction. Divorce > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	A fifth-grader starts a newspaper with an editorial that prompts her burnt-out classroom teacher to really begin teaching again, but he is later threatened with disciplinary action as a result.
Physical Description:	131 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:	0689818173 9780689828683 (pbk.)
Author Notes:	Andrew Clements was born in Camden, New Jersey on May 7, 1949. He received a bachelor's degree in literature from Northwestern University and master's degree in teaching from National Louis University. Before becoming a full-time author, he taught in the public schools north of Chicago for seven years, was a singer-songwriter, and worked in publishing. He is well known for his picture book texts, but it was his middle school novel, Frindle, that was a breakthrough for his writing career. Frindle won numerous awards including the Georgia Children's Book Award, the Sasquatch Children's Book Award, the Massachusetts Children's Book Award, the Rhode Island Children's Book Award, and the Year 2000 Young Hoosier Book Award. His other works include The Landry News, The Janitor's Boy, No Talking, Things Not Seen, Things Hoped For, and Things That Are. (Bowker Author Biography)