Frindle

Clements, Andrew

ISBN 10: 0743581709 ISBN 13: 9780743581707

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio, 2009

Synopsis

From bestselling and award-winning author Andrew Clements, a quirky, imaginative tale about creative thought and the power of words that will have readers inventing their own words.

Is Nick Allen a troublemaker? He really just likes to liven things up at school -- and he's always had plenty of great ideas. When Nick learns some interesting information about how words are created, suddenly he's got the inspiration for his best plan ever...the frindle. Who says a pen has to be called a pen? Why not call it a frindle? Things begin innocently enough as Nick gets his friends to use the new word. Then other people in town start saying frindle. Soon the school is in an uproar, and Nick has become a local hero. His teacher wants Nick to put an end to all this nonsense, but the funny thing is frindle doesn't belong to Nick anymore. The new word is spreading across the country, and there's nothing Nick can do to stop it.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

1 hour, 39 minutes
2 cassettes
Performed by John Fleming

Nicholas Allen is not a troublemaker -- he's just creative.  When he decides to liven things up in Mrs. Granger's fifth grade language arts class, he comes up with the greatest plan yet.  He invents a new word for a pen -- frindle.  It doesn't take long for frindle to take root and soon the excitement spreads beyond the school and town and unleashes a series of events that rapidly spins out of control.

From the Back Cover:

"It's a perfect choice for long family trips." -AudioFile

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0743581709
• ISBN 13: 9780743581707
• Binding: Audio CD
• Number of pages: 2