We the Children

Andrew Clements

Simon and Schuster, Apr 6, 2010 - Juvenile Fiction - 142 pages

Benjamin Pratt’s school is about to become the site of a new amusement park. It sounds like a dream come true! But lately, Ben has been wonder if he’s going to like an amusement park in the middle of his town—with all the buses and traffic and eight dollar slices of pizza. It’s going to change everything. And, Ben is not so big on all the new changes in his life, like how his dad has moved out and started living in the marina on what used to be the "family” sailboat. Maybe it would be nice if the school just stayed as it is. He likes the school. Loves it, actually. It’s over 200 years old and sits right on the harbor. The playground has ocean breezes and the classrooms have million dollar views…MILLION DOLLAR views. And after a chance—and final—run-in with the school janitor, Ben starts to discover that these MILLION DOLLAR views have a lot to do with the deal to sell the school property. But, as much as the town wants to believe it, the school does not belong to the local government. It belongs to the CHILDREN and these children have the right to defend it! Don’t think Ben, his friend Jill (and the tag-along Robert) can ruin a multimillion dollar real estate deal? Then you don’t know the history and the power of the Keepers of the School. A suspenseful six book series, book one, We the Children, starts the battle on land and on sea. It’s a race to keep the school from turning into a ticket booth and these kids are about to discover just how threatening a little knowledge can be.

Contents

• Section 1: 1
• Section 2: 9
• Section 3: 18
• Section 4: 27
• Section 5: 37
• Section 6: 48
• Section 7: 49
• Section 8: 57
• Section 9: 62
• Section 10: 63
• Section 11: 71
• Section 12: 76
• Section 13: 77
• Section 14: 85
• Section 15: 91
• Section 16: 95
• Section 17: 102
• Section 18: 106
• Section 19: 119
• Section 20: 122
• Section 21: 123

About the author

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. Adam Stower received a first class honours degree in illustration from Norwich School of Art and Design and a Masters degree in narrative illustration from the University of Brighton. He wrote and illustrated SLAM!, which won the Norfolk Library Silver Award for Children's Books.

Bibliographic information

• Title: We the Children; Book 1 of Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School, Andrew Clements; Volume 1 of Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers; Volume 1 of Keepers of the school
• Author: Andrew Clements
• Illustrated by: Adam Stower
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster, 2010
• ISBN: 1416938869, 9781416938866
• Length: 142 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Family / Parents; Juvenile Fiction / General; Juvenile Fiction / Mysteries & Detective Stories; Juvenile Fiction / School & Education; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Friendship