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Frindle

By: Andrew Clements
Narrated by: Keith Nobbs
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 From bestselling and award-winning author Andrew Clements, a quirky, imaginative tale about creative thought and the power of language that will have readers inventing their own words—now available in a deluxe paperback edition!

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.©1998 Andrew Clements; ©2009 Simon & Schuster Chapter Books & Readers Classics Fiction Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction Comedy Funny

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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
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Amazing book about the creativity of a young boy who was determined to share his ideas.

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