Frindle
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| Frindle | |
 Nicholas "Nick" Allen is holding a Frindle. |
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| Author | Andrew Clements |
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| Illustrator | Brian Selznick |
| Cover artist | Brian Selznick |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | no series |
| Genre(s) | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Aladdin Paperbacks |
| Publication date | 1996 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 105 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-689-81876-9 |
Frindle is a 1996 children's novel written by the American author, Andrew Clements and illustrated by Brian Selznick.
Frindle is Clements's first novel. All his previous works had been picture books. The book has won many awards, including the Christopher Award, Georgia Children's Book Award, the Sasquatch Children's Book Award, the Massachusetts Children's Book Award, the Rhode Island Children's Book Award, and the Year 2000 Young Hoosier Book Award.
Clements describes the idea as having come to him in the form of the thought, "What would happen if a kid started using a new word, and other kids really liked it, but his teacher didn't?"
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[edit] Plot Outline
The novel follows the actions of Nick Allen, a 10-year-old fifth grader with a desire to make school life more amusing for others. After learning about the origin of words, he creates a new word, "Frindle." The class quickly comes to love his new word, but his teacher, Mrs. Granger, known for her love of the dictionary and proper word-usage, seems to discourage its use. As the story progresses, Nick's word begins to catch on in his town, Westfield, and later the country and then the world. Ten years later, Nick discovers that his word has made it into the dictionary, and that, despite claims to the contrary, Mrs. Granger herself had always liked the word- and Nick.
[edit] The word
Frindle (frin'dle) n. a writing device; usually a ball point pen. See Pen.Taken from Frindle by Andrew Clements.
[edit] Further releases
A 10th anniversary edition was released in 2006 including an afterword by Andrew Clements. A movie was planned to be released, though this has yet to come to fruition.
[edit] External links
- Frindle.com - the book's official website
