Frindle

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The work Frindle represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Noble County Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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Label

Frindle

Statement of responsibility

Andrew Clements ; pictures by Brian Selznick

Creator

• trueClements, Andrew, 1949-
• Clements, Andrew, 1949-

Contributor

• Selznick, Brian
• trueSelznick, Brian

Illustrator

• Selznick, Brian

Subject

• trueCleverness in boys
• trueDictionaries
• Fiction
• trueFifth-grade boys
• Juvenile works
• trueNew words
• truePractical jokes
• trueRealistic fiction
• Schools
• trueSchools
• Schools -- Fiction
• Schools -- Juvenile fiction
• Teacher-student relationships
• trueTeacher-student relationships
• Teacher-student relationships -- Fiction
• Teacher-student relationships -- Juvenile fiction
• trueWords
• Words, New
• Words, New -- Juvenile fiction
• Words, New -- Fiction
• trueBoys
• trueClassics

Genre

• Juvenile fiction
• Juvenile works
• trueRealistic fiction
• trueClassics
• Fiction

Language

eng

Summary

When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control

Storyline

• trueCharacter-driven

Tone

• trueFunny

Writing style

• trueWitty

Character

• trueMischievous

Award

• Beehive Children's Fiction Book Award (Utah), 2000.
• Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Maryland), Grades 4-6, 1999.
• Delaware Diamonds (book award), Intermediate (Grades 3-5), 1999.
• Flicker Tale Children's Book Award (North Dakota) for Juvenile Fiction, 2001.
• Georgia Children's Book Award, 1999.
• Great Stone Face Children's Book Award (New Hampshire), 1998.
• Massachusetts Children's Book Award, 1999.
• Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award (Minnesota), Division I (Grades 3-5), 1999.
• North Carolina Children's Book Award, Junior Books category, 1999.
• Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards, Grades 3-6, 2000.
• Phoenix Award, 2016.
• Prairie Pasque Children's Book Award (South Dakota), 1999.
• Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award (Illinois), 1999.
• William Allen White Children's Book Award (Kansas), 1999.
• Young Hoosier Book Award, Intermediate Books, 1999.
• Young Reader's Choice Award (Pacific Northwest), Junior, 1999.

Awards note

Young Hoosier Book Award, 1999.

Cataloging source

JTB

Dewey number

[Fic]

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

• Ages 8-12
• 830

Intended audience source

Lexile

LC call number

PZ7.C59118

LC item number

Fr 1996

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830

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 4
• 6

Target audience

pre adolescent