Who This Author Is

Andrew Clements has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 69 catalog-linked books across 1992 to 2016, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction, Horror & Supernatural.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with Head of the Class and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1992 to 2016; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Aladdin and Scholastic.

Best Place To Start

Head of the Class

Aladdin • 2007 • longer commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • Horror & Supernatural entry points • common used copies from Aladdin and Scholastic

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction • Horror & Supernatural

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1992 to 2016; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Aladdin and Scholastic.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Head of the Class

    Aladdin • 2007 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 416 pages.

  2. No Talking

    Simon & Schuster, Limited • 2012 • quick commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  3. Room One

    Simon & Schuster, Limited • 2012 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2012 • 192 pages.

  4. Trouble Maker

    Scholastic • 2012 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2012 • 162 pages.

  5. Lost and Found (w.t.)

    Atheneum • 2008 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 160 pages.

  6. The School Story

    Paw Prints 2008-08-11 • 2008 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 224 pages.

  7. Things hoped for

    Thorndike Press • 2008 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 207 pages.

  8. Jake Drake, Class Clown (Jake Drake)

    Aladdin • 2007 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 96 pages.

  9. No Talking (Thorndike Press Large Print Literacy Bridge Series)

    Thorndike Press • 2007 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 155 pages.

  10. The report card

    Scholastic Inc. • 2006 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 173 pages.

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