How Andrew Clements Came Up With Frindle
Colby: I had a really nice time at NCTE last fall talking to Andrew Clements about his latest book The Losers Club. We talked about a lot of things, and I left the conversation thinking how nice it would be to sit down with Andrew for coffee each week. He has so many stories, and I want to hear them all.
Please check out the episode below.
https://soundcloud.com/colby-sharp-3/64-andrew-clements-the-losers-club-unraveled
I interviewed Andrew for my One Question With Mr. Sharp series after we got done talking for The Yarn.
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About Colby Sharp
Colby Sharp is a third grade teacher at Parma Elementary in Parma, Michigan. He is the co-founder of Nerd Camp and Nerdy Book Club. He co-hosts the monthly twitter chats #SharpSchu (with John Schu) and #TitleTalk (with Donalyn Miller)
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