Frindle

From bestselling and award-winning author Andrew Clements, a quirky, imaginative tale about creative thought and the power of language that will have readers inventing their own words.

Is Nick Allen a troublemaker? He really just likes to liven things up at school--and he's always had plenty of great ideas. When Nick learns some interesting information about how words are created, suddenly he's got the inspiration for his best plan ever...the frindle. Who says a pen has to be called a pen? Why not call it a frindle?

Things begin innocently enough as Nick gets his friends to use the new word. Then other people in town start saying frindle. Soon the school is in an uproar, and Nick has become a local hero. His teacher wants Nick to put an end to all this nonsense, but the funny thing is frindle doesn't belong to Nick anymore. The new word is spreading across the country, and there's nothing Nick can do to stop it.

Author: Andrew Clements
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/01/1996
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.57h x 5.84w x 0.67d
ISBN: 9780689806698
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.4
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 16637 / Frindle


Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Winner
Award: Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award - Nominee
Award: Delaware Diamonds Award - Winner
Award: Sasquatch Award - Winner
Award: Great Stone Face Book Award - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 07/01/1996 pg. 965
Publishers Weekly 07/15/1996 pg. 74
Booklist 09/01/1996 pg. 125
School Library Journal 09/01/1996 pg. 201
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1996 pg. 63 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

About the Author
Andrew Clements (1949-2019) was the author of the enormously popular Frindle. More than 10 million copies of his books have been sold, and he was nominated for a multitude of state awards, including a Christopher Award and an Edgar Award. His popular works include About 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 more at AndrewClements.com.

Brian Selznick is the author and illustrator of the bestselling The Invention of Hugo Cabret, which was awarded the Caldecott Medal and was a National Book Award finalist. He is also the illustrator of many books for children, including Frindle and Lunch Money by Andrew Clements, as well as the Doll People trilogy by Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin, and The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley, which was a Caldecott Honor Book. Mr. Selznick divides his time between Brooklyn, New York, and San Diego, California.