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Summary: A real classic
Review: This book is amazing! I had to read it for a college course in children's literature and it totally captivated me. I had an hour of hysterical laughing. Andrew Clements has a real way of making his realistic fiction book a hope for all children. I love Nick's creativity. Since I am a teacher I have seen children who have the problem solving skills Nick has and I only wish they could make something happen.
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Summary: Frindle Was Fantastic!!
Review: I liked the book Frindle alot! It is a story about a boy named Nick Allen. He is in the 5th grade. Nobody can tell if he is a trouble maker or not . He wanted to make a new word, and also once he turned his classroom into a tropical island. Do you think he is a trouble maker? Do you think he made a new word? Read this book to find out. You will love it!
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Summary: What's in a name??
Review: Nick Allen isn't a troublemaker, he isn't extremely bright or extremely dumb, either. But he DOES have a fertile imagination and an uncanny gift to "stump the dummy" as we say in educational circles: ask that PERFECT question at JUST the right time during class that will make the teacher go off-track and waste time. Well, that is, he's able to do that until he meets up with Mrs. Granger, the language arts teacher of his elementary school. Mrs. G. is something of a filtration system, or perhaps a gatekeeper: you want to go to middle school? You've got to go through HER and her class!! An early attempt to get The Lone Granger off-task and into the proverbial weeds (in an attempt to avoid getting a boring homework assignment) by asking her how words get into the dictionary only succeeds in earning him a research project on the very topic. Mrs. G is not a force to be trifled with. In another attempt to derail the rushing train of language arts education, he asks WHY words mean what they do?? Very simple: words mean what they do because collections of people AGREE that they have that meaning. On a walk home from school, inspiration strikes: what if one was to call a pen something else... Something like "frindle"?? What would happen then?? You can, of course, just imagine. Like most catchy slang, "frindle" spreads like a virus among the 5th grade, and within a couple of chapters, the school, the town, the state and even the NATION is calling pens frindles. What's even MORE important is that no one seems to REMEMBER the word "pen" anymore, and most folk don't care, either. "Frindle" incorporates all of the fine elements of young adult fiction: it's believable enough to draw readers in immediately; it's got the conflict of Good vs. Evil (Nick vs. his teacher, ol' Mrs. G); and it has the Clever Kid who Puts One Over On the Stodgy Grownups. Of course, what's more is that "Frindle" can oh-so-easily lend itself to Serious Discussion about etymology, slang, and word usage. English is perhaps one of the most vivid, fluid and fastest growing of the world's spoken tongues, and yet most students find the study of it dry, tasteless and booooring. "Frindle", in addition to being a fine read, is a great way to get kids thinking!! Read this book!!
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Summary: THIS IS A GREAT BOOK!
Review: I have a giant Noah Webster Dictionary in my 5th grade classroom.. I love to start my year teaching about the importance of words..This book gives kids a real appriciation for our language and how it evolves My students loved this book..It was a wonderful addition to our class library,,
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Summary: Say FRINDLE!
Review: What's a frindle? Well, a frindle is er... oh... a pen! That's right! Read the book to find out about the new word, frindle! Buy it! It's frindletastic!
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Summary: A word only has meaning if you agree it does :-)
Review: A really fun way to think about why words mean what they do,embedded in a great story about good & evil and perseverance. Asthe teacher patiently explains that "dog" only means dog to English speakers because we all agree that it does, one student decides that he no longer wants to go along with the group. And from there he begins a quest to create a new word, "Frindle," with a meaning all its own. Along the way, his teacher leads the factions against creation of the new word and everyone learns the value of thinking beyond the obvious. Lots of fun, read by an excellent reader (very important in an audiobook) and enjoyed by the whole family, 6 yo, 8 yo and two adults (age unrevealed).
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Summary: Frindle
Review: Frindle is a great book.It is about a kid who makes up a word and his teacher hates it. Then the hole town starts to use it. I would give Frindle a five. It is a mystery book.
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Summary: Frindle
Review: Frindle is a great book.It is about a kid who makes up a word and then the
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Summary: Frindle
Review: The book is about this kid named Nicholas Allen. He is a fifth grader. He has a language arts teacher named Mrs.Granger. She always wants her kids to use a dictionary. She seems to be a nice teacher. One day Mrs.Granger had Nicholas do a report on the dictionary.So Nicholas gave a good report. When Nicholas was doing the report he found out this new word. Well if you want to know the new word,I guess you better read the book!
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Summary: Frindle
Review: This book is great! It is about a boy who has teacher that loves the dictionary. So one day the boy goes home and his friend drops a pen and he doesn't say "pen" he says "frindle." Then weird things happen, but you have to read it to find out read this book.
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