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Young Adult · 1999 · G

Frindle

by Andrew Clements

A fifth grader decides to call a pen a 'frindle.' The word takes on a life of its own.

One boy’s invented word becomes a phenomenon beyond his control in bestselling and award-winning author Andrew Clements’s hilarious classic children’s story about creative thought and the power of language. 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

ForAll agesGenreYoung AdultLength105 pagesRead time~2.5 hours

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Violence

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No violence

Language

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Clean language

Sexual Content

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No sexual content

Substance Use

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No substance use

Emotional Intensity

None

No psychological concerns; purely inventive and warm

What this book is about

Nick Allen invents a new word for pen — 'frindle' — and watches it spread despite his teacher's fierce opposition. Clements's MG classic is both genuinely funny and surprisingly profound about language, power, and how ideas propagate. A perennial classroom favorite.

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