This book is great
Frindle
By Andrew Clements
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 4 - 6 | R | 5.4 | 16232 |
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.
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
Book Reviews (142)
In my opinion, Andrew Clements is very smart and creative. I like when Nick creates a new word {frindle} and gets really popular.
the book frindle is a good book, and so far what is happening is that the boy made up the word frindle for a pen.
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Frindle is about a 5th grader named Allen who makes up a new word for a pen.
This book was funny and awesome I liked how the kid went to school and challenged her teacher by calling a pen 'Frindle'. I also like how he accomplished his dream and made it to a real word! Nick became famous and rich!
Frindle is the story of an ingenious yet slightly rebellious 5th grader, Nick Allen. His nemesis is his Mrs. Granger, a master teacher who refuses to put up with his antics, his time wasting expertise, or his campaign to use her own words against her. He stands his ground. She won't budge. In the end, it's hard to tell who won, who lost, who was the good guy and who played the bad. Frindle won I suppose. Frindle. Its an easy read that will keep you engaged from cover to cover.
Another read aloud we did this year. The kids really seemed to get into the story and understood how the whole word experiment got a little out of control. It was a great ending!
this book was halarious
Level R
i love this book because not only is it a realistic fiction book, but its being creative by how the young boy made and invention in school which was a pen and he called it Frindle.