No Talking
By (Author) Andrew Clements
Illustrated by Mark Elliott
Simon & Schuster
Atheneum
1st August 2009
Reprint
United States
Children
Fiction
FIC
Short-listed for Golden Archer Award (Intermediate) 2012
Paperback
160
Width 130mm, Height 194mm, Spine 13mm
111g
Its boys vs. girls when the noisiest, most talkative, and most competitive fifth graders in history challenge one another to see who can go longer without talking. Teachers and school administrators are in an uproar, until an innovative teacher sees how the kids experiment can provide a terrific and unique lesson in communication. In No Talking, Andrew Clements portrays a battle of wills between some spunky kids and a creative teacher with the perfect pitch for elementary school life that made Frindle an instant classic.
"Andrew Clements set the standard for the school story in 1996 with his first novel, Frindle, which went on to sell more than two million copies...No Talking is Clements's best school story since." - The New York Times Book Review
"Readers may be compelled to use their voice to praise Clements's deft handling of an interesting premise." - Publishers Weekly
"A vintage tale from the master of the theme-driven, feel-good school story." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Andrew Clements (19492019) was the author of the enormously popularFrindle. More than 10 million copies of his books have been sold, and he was nominated for a multitude of state awards,includingaChristopher Award and an Edgar Award. His popular works includeAbout 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 moreat AndrewClements.com.
Mark Elliott has a BFA in illustration from the School of Visual Arts. He has illustrated a number of book covers, and his work has been exhibited at the Society of Illustrators and the Art Directors Guild. Mark lives on a sheep farm in the Hudson Valley region of New York.