Frindle

Frindle
Andrew Clements

Simon and Schuster for Young Readers
New York
1996

Nick Allan, a fifth grade student, makes up a new word for the word pen, frindle. This stunt that he pulls creates all sorts of problems at school, causing many students to stay after school for using the word frindle. It becomes such a big deal that even the news gets involved. Frindle becomes a commonly used word.

Noteworthy Features:

• Nonsense word: Frindle is a made up word, but because of context clues students will be able to figure out what it means.
• Funny: This is a funny book. Students will enjoy reading it. 

Teachers can teach how to use context clues to figure out what a word means because of the nonsense word of frindle. Students will find this book to be very funny and therefore enjoy reading it. It is important for students to enjoy the books they read in class. When they enjoy reading the class books, they will be more motivated to read other books. 

Links to Classroom Activities:

•  Scholastic - Lesson Plan
• Guided Reading
• Vocabulary and Comprehension