Frindle

Reviewed by Tatum in 2007

I have read all of Andrew Clements books because I really love him as an author. This story, Frindle, by Clements is about a boy named Nick who makes up the word “frindle” for pen. It causes a lot of commotion in his town and all over the world.

I really enjoyed this book. Boys would really enjoy it because the author makes you really believe it’s a boy talking, not a grown man. All my brothers seem to get in trouble in school and the same thing happens to Nick. When his fifth grade teacher puts Nick in line, the story comes alive. It shows a fifth grade boy trying to out-smart his teacher in English. During the book, it refers to Nick and all the kids in a war against Ms. Granger. Everyone eventually uses the word Frindle instead on pen and it becomes a phenomenon. Nick becomes a millionaire just by being the inventor of a new word.

Andrew Clements has a good way of teaching lessons in his books. It draws you in and iteven though it's harder to get boys to sit down and read a book, this one keeps you interested. This book even got an award. It’s so clever the way everything fits together in the end. It really shows kids to speak their ideas and follow through with their plans. I definitly recommend this book for boys.