Frindle

$15.99

Hardcover
Publish Date: October 1996
Language: English
Reading Level: 5.4
EAN: 9780689806698

Overview

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.

Details

Pages: 112
Dimensions: 8.57 x 5.84 x 0.67 in
Lexile Score: 830
Interest Level: Middle Grade (MG)
Point Value: 2
ISBN: 0689806698

Awards

1999 Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award - Nominee (Children's)
1999 Nevada Young Readers' Award - Winner (Young Readers)
1999 Sasquatch Award - Winner (Children/Young Adult)
1998 Delaware Diamonds Award - Winner (Grades 3-5)
1998 Great Stone Face Book Award - Winner (Grades 4-6)