Andrew Clements (1949– 2019) was the author of the enormously popular Frindle. More than 10 million copies of his books have been sold, and he was nominated for a multitude of state awards, including a Christopher Award and an Edgar Award. His popular works include About Average, Troublemaker, Extra Credit, Lost and Found, No Talking, Room One, Lunch Money, and more. He was also the author of the Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School series. Find out more at AndrewClements. com.
Salvatore Murdocca has illustrated more than 200 children’ s trade and textbooks. He is also a librettist for children’ s opera, a video artist, an avid runner, hiker, bicyclist, and a teacher of children’ s illustration at the Parsons School of Design. Sal lives and works in New York with his wife, Nancy.
