Frindle

Frindle

By Andrew Clements

133 ratings 142 reviews 232 followers
Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
Grades 4 - 8Grades 4 - 6R5.416232
Nicholas Allen has plenty of ideas. Who can forget the time he turned his third-grade classroom into a tropical island, or the times he fooled his teacher by chirping like a blackbird? But now Nick's in fifth grade, and it looks like his days as a troublemaker are over. Everyone knows that Mrs. Granger, the language arts teacher, has X-ray vision, and nobody gets away with anything in her classroom. To make matters worse, she's also a fanatic about the dictionary, which is hopelessly boring to Nick. But when Nick learns an interesting tidbit about words and where they come from, it inspires his greatest plan yet: to invent a new word. From now on, a pen is no longer a pen -- it's a frindle. It doesn't take long for frindle to take root, and soon the excitement spreads well beyond his school and town. His parents and Mrs. Granger would like Nick to put an end to all this nonsense. But frindle doesn't belong to Nick anymore. All he can do now is sit back and watch what happens.
This quirky, imaginative tale about creative thought and the power of words will have readers inventing their own words. Brian Selznick's black-and-white illustrations enhance the humor in this unforgettable story.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's
ISBN-13: 9780689837036
ISBN-10: 0689837038
Published on 10/7/2002
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 128

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I'ts the bast book EVER!!!! I highly reccomend all of Andrew Clements' Books!!!!!

I'ts the bast book EVER!!!! I highly reccomend all of Andrew Clements' Books!!!!!

i hated it it was so boring i mean who wants to read a book about pens? (sorry to people that like this book not trying to sound mean: /

I love this book! It's a great short read! I have read it almost for my third time and i still have not gotten tired of it! i would definatley recommend this book to everyone who loves reading!

ive heard its a really good book from my sister nevaeh123 and takiya123

This book made me laugh all the way through. I recommend it to a friend 5 stars. <3

Me and my sister nevaeh123 like this book because it is mainly about making up a new word which is FRINDLE which means pen...

I like this book because it is very interesting. This book is great. I read this book twice and I loved it both times. I recommend this book to everyone

i like this book because they belive in a magic pen. If i had a magic pen i would have a whole club. And my favorite part is when he kept on saying beep and got some one else in trouble. This is why it is my fave book.

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