Frindle

About This Book

Fifth grader Nick Allen knows just how to make school more cool . In third grade, he transformed Miss Deaver's room into a tropical paradise with some paper palm trees and a sandy beach. In fourth grade, he taught his classmates to mimic the high-pitched calls of blackbirds. But now, in fifth grade, he's come up with his most ingenious idea yet. After learning about the origins of words, he decides to change the word pen to frindle . At first, it seems like a harmless prank, a way to annoy his dictionary-obsessed teacher. Then the whole class starts using the new word, and the joke spreads across town like wildfire. Suddenly Nick finds himself in the middle of a media frenzy over frindle. Will Nick emerge from the controversy a troublemaker or a hero?

About the Authors or Illustrators

Andrew Clements: I didn't wake up one morning when I was in fourth or fifth grade and say, “I know, I know! I'm going to be a writer!” That ... Read More.

Brian Selznick: Watch this video interview with Brian Selznick.Download Brian Selznick's full-color biography (PDF) Born and raised in New Jersey, ... Read More.