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The school story

After twelve-year-old Natalie writes a wonderful novel, her friend Zoe helps her devise a scheme to get it accepted at the publishing house where Natalie's mother works as an editor. Natalie uses a pseudonym to write her first book, and her friend, Zoe, pretends to be an agent. With a little he...

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Main Author: Clements, Andrew, 1949-
Other Authors: Selznick, Brian (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 2002, c2001.
Edition: 1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed.
Subjects:
Authorship > Juvenile fiction.
Publishers and publishing > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: After twelve-year-old Natalie writes a wonderful novel, her friend Zoe helps her devise a scheme to get it accepted at the publishing house where Natalie's mother works as an editor. Natalie uses a pseudonym to write her first book, and her friend, Zoe, pretends to be an agent. With a little help from an English teacher, the book exceeds everyone's expectations and becomes a bestseller!
Item Description: Originally published: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2001.
Physical Description: 196 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Audience: Ages 8-12.
ISBN: 0689851863 (pbk.)
9780689851865 (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)

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