Frindle

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Frindle
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(s)	Children's novel
Publisher	Aladdin Paperbacks
Publication date	1996
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	105 pp
ISBN	ISBN 0-689-81876-9

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?"

[edit] The word

Frindle (frin'dle) n.

1) a writing device; usually a ballpoint pen. See Pen.^[1]

[edit] 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.

[edit] References

1. ^ Andrew Clements, Frindle.

[edit] External links

• Frindle.com - the book's official website

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