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Where did the idea for Frindle come from? I was talking to a bunch of first and second grade kids one autumn afternoon in 1990 at the JFK Elementary School in Middletown, Rhode Island.

Over . million copies sold! Nicholas Allen has plenty of ideas. Where did the idea for Frindle come from? I was talking to a bunch of first and second grade kids one autumn afternoon in 1990 at the JFK Elementary School in Middletown, Rhode Island. It was shortly after my book Big Al had been published, and that was one of the first times I had been a visiting author. I was teaching a little about the way words work, and about what words really are. I was trying to explain to them how words only mean what we decide they mean.

The beloved New York Times bestselling author of the modern classic Frindle celebrates books and the joy of reading with a new school story to love! Sixth grader Alec can't put a good book down

The beloved New York Times bestselling author of the modern classic Frindle celebrates books and the joy of reading with a new school story to love! Sixth grader Alec can't put a good book down. So when Principal Vance lays down the law-pay attention in class, or else-Alec takes action. He can't lose all his reading time, so he starts a club.

Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young ReadersReleased: Aug 1, 1999ISBN: 9780689832505Format: book. carousel previous carousel next. Author Andrew Clements.

Andrew Clements' School Stories: Frindle; Landry News; The Janitor's Boy; The School Story; A Week in the Woods; Lunch . FRINDLE is one of very few children's books I have ever read that can be equally intriguing to children as well as adults

FRINDLE is one of very few children's books I have ever read that can be equally intriguing to children as well as adults. The story, while a little on the absurd side at first glance, is remarkable, and as a whole, believable. Young Nick Allen decides to make a committment to himself and the world: he is going to make up a new word to replace the word "pen" and he is going to, if necessary, turn his world upside down to get others to accept this new word.

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

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.

Frindle (Andrew Clements). In this State Standards-aligned Literature Kit™, we divide Andrew Clements's best-selling and award-winning children's classic FRINDLE by chapters, and feature reading comprehension and vocabulary questions. In every chapter, we include Before You Read and After You Read questions. The Before You Read activities prepare students for reading by setting a purpose for reading.

But now, in fifth grade, clever Nick has 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? Expand Product Details.

Andrew Clements was born in Camden, New Jersey on May 7, 1949

Andrew Clements was born in Camden, New Jersey on May 7, 1949. He received a bachelor's degree in literature from Northwestern University and master's degree in teaching from National Louis University. Frindle won numerous awards including the Georgia Children's Book Award, the Sasquatch Children's Book Award, the Massachusetts Children's Book Award, the Rhode Island Children's Book Award, and the Year 2000 Young Hoosier Book Award. His other works include The Landry News, The Janitor's Boy, No Talking, Things Not Seen, Things Hoped For, and Things That Are.

Nick Allen has has plenty of ideas. Who can forget the time he turned the classroom into a tropical island?