Frindle cover art

Frindle

Preview

Audible Standard 30-day free trial

Try Standard free
Select 1 audiobook a month from our entire collection.
Listen to your selected audiobooks as long as you're a member.
Get unlimited access to bingeable podcasts.
Standard auto renews for £5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Frindle

By: Andrew Clements
Narrated by: Keith Nobbs
Try Standard free

£5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for £5.39

Buy Now for £5.39

About this listen

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 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.
Chapter Books & Readers Classics Fiction Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction Comedy Funny

Critic reviews

"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
All stars
Most relevant
Amazing book about the creativity of a young boy who was determined to share his ideas.

A Must Read for Teachers

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.