Frindle by Andrew Clements

Frindle by Andrew Clements

When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control.

Andrew Clements has written a number of books for children, including three novels about school life. He taught in public schools near Chicago for seven years before moving east to begin a career in publishing. The idea for Frindle grew out of a talk that he gave to second graders. He says that "Frindle is about discovering the true nature of words, language, thought, community and learning, and about the life that surges through the corridors and classrooms every day." Andrew Clements now writes full-time and lives in central Massachusetts with his wife and their four children. Brian Selznick is the author and illustrator of the bestselling The Invention of Hugo Cabret, which was awarded the Caldecott Medal and was a National Book Award finalist. He is also the illustrator of many books for children, including Frindle and Lunch Money by Andrew Clements, as well as the Doll People trilogy by Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin, and The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley, which was a Caldecott Honor Book. Mr. Selznick divides his time between Brooklyn, New York, and San Diego, California.

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ISBN 13	9780689818769
ISBN 10	0689818769
Title	Frindle
Author	Andrew Clements
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Year published	1998-02-01
Number of pages	112
Prizes	Winner of Young Reader's Choice Award (Grades 4-8) 1999, Winner of Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award 1999, Winner of Georgia Children's Book Award (Children's Book) 1999, Winner of North Carolina Children's Book Award (Junior Book) 1999, Winner of Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Grades 3-6) 2000, Winner of Young Hoosier Book Award (Grades 4-6) 1999, Winner of Black-Eyed Susan Award (Grades 4-6) 1998, Short-listed for California Young Reader Medal (Intermediate) 2000, Short-listed for Nutmeg Book Award (Grades 4-6) 2000
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