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Fear itself

As the new Keepers of the School, sixth-graders Ben and Jill must decipher a handful of clues written as maritime riddles to save their school from demolition by a greedy company.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Clements, Andrew, 1949-
Other Authors:	Stower, Adam (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2010.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	Benjamin Pratt and the keepers of the school ; #02
Subjects:	Schools > Juvenile fiction. Riddles > Juvenile fiction. Mystery fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:	As the new Keepers of the School, sixth-graders Ben and Jill must decipher a handful of clues written as maritime riddles to save their school from demolition by a greedy company.
Physical Description:	204 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 19 cm.
Audience:	007-010.
ISBN:	9781416938873 1416938877
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)