Frindle

Frindle

Infobox Book |
name = Frindle
title_orig =
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image_caption = Nicholas "Nick" Allen is holding a pen.
author = Andrew Clements
illustrator = Brian Selznick
cover_artist = Brian Selznick
country = United States
language = English
series = no series
genre = Children's novel
publisher = Aladdin Paperbacks
release_date = 1996
media_type = Print (Paperback)
pages = 105 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-689-81876-9
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followed_by =

"Frindle" is a 1996 children's novel written by the American author, Andrew Clements and illustrated by Brian Selznick.

"Frindle" is Clements's first novel. All his previous works had been picture books. The book has won many awards, including the Christopher Award, 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.

Clements describes the idea as having come to him in the form of the thought, "What would happen if a kid started using a new word, and other kids really liked it, but his teacher didn't?"

The word

Frindle (frin'dle) n.

:1) a writing device; usually a ballpoint pen. See Pen. [Andrew Clements, "Frindle".]

Further releases

A 10th anniversary edition was released in 2006 including an afterword by Andrew Clements. A movie was planned to be released, though this has yet to come to fruition.

References

External links

* [http://www.frindle.com/ Frindle.com] - the book's official website


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