This is another classic book I read in middle school. I remember reading this book with my dad and we often still talk about it. This book is great for curious students who like to know the meaning of things and use their imagination. ( )

inventions

Frindle is a story about an imaginative and slightly mischievious boy named Nick Allen. Nick is in 5th grade at Lincoln Elementary School and decides to create a new word, "Frindle." Frindle, the new word for pen, catches on in his school and ends up gaining major attention. This new words challenges Nick's Language Arts teacher, Mrs. Granger, and she tries to enforce rules on the use of it. This book explores creativity, imagination and the power of words in an interesting way. ( )

Nick's 5th grade Language Arts teacher is serious about words--she believes the dictionary is the highest authority--but Nick decides to shake up her classroom (and eventually the school, the town, the country, and the English language) by inventing a new word!

This is a short, interesting story about the power of a simple idea. Despite the Big Questions it raises about language and authority, it's not very deep. Still, a good read for habitual and reluctant readers alike. ( )

AR: 5.4