Frindle, written by Andrew Clements, was our fifth Book Club title for the 2003-04 school year.
We finished it on May 11th and are now looking forward to next year's book selections.
Please join us as we explore the wonderful world of children's literature!
Summary:
"Nicholas Allen has plenty of ideas and most have gotten him into trouble at school. 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 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 teacher 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."
Web Connections
Official "Frindle" site
Word Spy
Merriam-Webster's Word Central
History of the pen
Interview with Andrew Clements
Frindle Interactive Quiz
Your Dictionary
Biographical Information about Andrew Clements
Inventing a new kind of pencil
Fake Out!
Super Kids Word of the Day
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