Frindle

Clements, Andrew

ISBN 10: 0613050142 ISBN 13: 9780613050142

Publisher: Turtleback Books, 1999

Synopsis

When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control.

About this title

Review:

"Will have readers smiling all the way through...hilarious." -- "The Horn Book", starred review

"A captivating tale -- one to press upon children, and one they'll be passing among themselves." -- "Kirkus", pointered review

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Turtleback Books
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0613050142
• ISBN 13: 9780613050142
• Binding: School & Library Binding
• Number of pages: 112
• Illustrator: Selznick Brian