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Frindle
Contributor(s): Clements, Andrew (Author), Selznick, Brian (Illustrator)

ISBN: 0689806698 ISBN-13: 9780689806698
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 1996
Annotation: What if one day you decided to stop calling a word like pen "pen" and started calling it something else--like "frindle"? When Nicholas Allen does just that, and encourages all of his friends to start using the new word, his experiment turns the town upside down. An imaginative tale about creative thought and the power of words.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Classics
- Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Words

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 95026671

Age Level: 8-12

Grade Level: 3-7

Lexile Measure: 830(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.84" W x 8.57" L (0.52 lbs) 112 pages

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

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

Review Citations: 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

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 16637
Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
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.

Contributor Bio(s): Clements, Andrew: - Andrew Clements is the author of the enormously popular Frindle. More than 10 million copies of his books have been sold, and he has been nominated for a multitude of state awards, including two Christopher Awards 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 is also the author of the Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School series. He lives with his wife in Maine and has four grown children. Visit him at AndrewClements.com.Selznick, Brian: - 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.

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