Description
From bestselling and award-winning author Andrew Clements, a quirky, imaginative tale about creative thought and the power of words that will have readers inventing their own words.
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 use the new word. Then other people in town start saying frindle. Soon the school is in an uproar, and Nick has become a local hero. His teacher wants Nick to put an end to all this nonsense, but the funny thing is frindle doesn't belong to Nick anymore. The new word is spreading across the country, and there's nothing Nick can do to stop it.
About the Author
Andrew Clements has written a number of books for children, including three novels about school life. He taught in public schools near Chicago for seven years before moving east to begin a career in publishing. The idea for Frindle grew out of a talk that he gave to second graders. He says that "Frindle is about discovering the true nature of words, language, thought, community and learning, and about the life that surges through the corridors and classrooms every day." Andrew Clements now writes full-time and lives in central Massachusetts with his wife and their four children. 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.
Awards
Winner of Young Reader's Choice Award (Grades 4-8) 1999 and Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award 1999 and Georgia Children's Book Award (Children's Book) 1999 and North Carolina Children's Book Award (Junior Book) 1999 and Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Grades 3-6) 2000 and Young Hoosier Book Award (Grades 4-6) 1999 and Black-Eyed Susan Award (Grades 4-6) 1998. Short-listed for California Young Reader Medal (Intermediate) 2000 and Nutmeg Book Award (Grades 4-6) 2000.
Book Information
ISBN 9780689818769
Author Andrew Clements
Format Paperback
Page Count 112
Imprint Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Weight(grams) 92g
Dimensions(mm) 194mm * 130mm * 10mm
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 use the new word. Then other people in town start saying frindle. Soon the school is in an uproar, and Nick has become a local hero. His teacher wants Nick to put an end to all this nonsense, but the funny thing is frindle doesn't belong to Nick anymore. The new word is spreading across the country, and there's nothing Nick can do to stop it.
About the Author
Andrew Clements has written a number of books for children, including three novels about school life. He taught in public schools near Chicago for seven years before moving east to begin a career in publishing. The idea for Frindle grew out of a talk that he gave to second graders. He says that "Frindle is about discovering the true nature of words, language, thought, community and learning, and about the life that surges through the corridors and classrooms every day." Andrew Clements now writes full-time and lives in central Massachusetts with his wife and their four children. 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.
Awards
Winner of Young Reader's Choice Award (Grades 4-8) 1999 and Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award 1999 and Georgia Children's Book Award (Children's Book) 1999 and North Carolina Children's Book Award (Junior Book) 1999 and Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Grades 3-6) 2000 and Young Hoosier Book Award (Grades 4-6) 1999 and Black-Eyed Susan Award (Grades 4-6) 1998. Short-listed for California Young Reader Medal (Intermediate) 2000 and Nutmeg Book Award (Grades 4-6) 2000.
Book Information
ISBN 9780689818769
Author Andrew Clements
Format Paperback
Page Count 112
Imprint Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Weight(grams) 92g
Dimensions(mm) 194mm * 130mm * 10mm
