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{{Short description|1996 novel by Andrew Clements}}
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'''''Frindle''''' is a middle-grade American ] written by ], illustrated by ], and published by ] in 1996. It was the winner of the 2016 ], which is granted by the ] annually to recognize one English-language children's book published twenty years earlier that did not win a major literary award at the time of publication.<ref name=phoenix/>
'''''Frindle''''' is a ] ]ren's ] written by the ] ] ] and ] by ].


''Frindle'' was Clements's ]; all of his previous works had been picture books. According to Clements, the book originated from the thought, "What would happen if a kid started using a new word, and other kids really liked it, but his teacher didn't?"<ref>{{cite web | title = EPA's Top 100 Authors: Andrew Clements | publisher = Educational Paperback Association | url = http://www.edupaperback.org/showauth.cfm?authid=48 | access-date = 2009-04-19 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071118131120/http://www.edupaperback.org/showauth.cfm?authid=48 | archive-date = November 18, 2007 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
''Frindle'' was Clements's first novel, his previous books having all been ]s. It has won many awards, including the ], ], the ], the ], the ], and the Year 2000 ].
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The book tells the story of a fifth-grade boy named Nick Allen. Nick is forced to do a report about how new words are put in the dictionary, but manages to turn the tables on his teacher when, instead of calling a ] a ''pen'', he decides to start calling it a ''frindle'' instead. Despite the ardent opposition of his teacher, the name catches on among his classmates, then the whole school, and finally the whole country. Eventually, the word is put in the dictionary, and his English teacher reveals to Nick that she had known all along that ''frindle'' would enter the dictionary She had chosen to act the villain in order to accelerate the process.
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Clements described 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 English teacher didn't?"


==Movie== ==Plot==
Nicholas "Nick" Allen is a class clown who has been formulating creative schemes throughout ]. At the start of ] in 1987, he is unhappy because his English teacher is the no-nonsense Mrs. Granger. One day, in an attempt to forestall, Nick decides to question Mrs. Granger on where each word in the ] comes from. This backfires, as Mrs. Granger assigns him an ] about it. From this experience, Nick learns that individuals get to determine what words mean, and when he comes across a gold-colored pen in the street, he decides to give a "pen" a new name: ''frindle''.
Frindle is in development as a feature film.

Nick's classmates like the idea and soon, every child in the fifth grade starts using the word ''frindle''. Mrs. Granger makes any students who are caught saying ''frindle'' stay after school and ], but this proves to be a problem, as this causes almost every student to stay after school. The ] decides to visit Nick's house to end the use of ''frindle'', but the situation is beyond Nick's personal control, and the word's usage cannot be curtailed. ''Frindle'' starts to gain national attention, and a family friend purchases the ] rights to the word. The word ''frindle'' spreads across the nation, and Nick thinks through the trouble that this one scheme has caused.

In the ], Nick is a young adult. Mrs. Granger sends him a new copy of the dictionary, recently updated to include new words, including the word ''frindle''. She includes a letter, in which she explains that she ]. Nick sends back a present — the frindle that started it all, ] with the words, "This object belongs to Mrs. Lorelei Granger, and she may call it any name she chooses."

==Awards and honors==
The U.S. ] named ''Frindle'' one of "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children" based on a 2007 online poll.<ref name=NEA2007>{{cite web |url= https://www.nea.org/grants/13154.htm/ |title= Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children |author= National Education Association |year= 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090205185239/https://www.nea.org/grants/13154.htm/ |access-date=August 19, 2012|archive-date= February 5, 2009 }}</ref>

In 2012, it was ranked number 38 among all-time children's novels in a survey published by '']'', a monthly with a primarily U.S. audience.<ref name="SLJChapter2012">{{cite web |url= http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/afuse8production/2012/07/07/top-100-chapter-book-poll-results/ |title= Top 100 Chapter Book Poll Results |author= Bird, Elizabeth |publisher= A Fuse #8 Production. Blog. ] (blog.schoollibraryjournal.com) |date= July 7, 2012 |access-date= August 19, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120713031015/http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/afuse8production/2012/07/07/top-100-chapter-book-poll-results |archive-date= July 13, 2012 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

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The book has received more than 35 awards and honors, including among other schoolchildren's choice awards:<ref>{{cite web | title = Frindle | publisher = Simon & Schuster Digital Catalog | url = https://catalog.simonandschuster.com/TitleDetails/TitleDetails.aspx?cid=1304&isbn=9780689818769&a= | access-date = 2012-08-19 | archive-date = March 4, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090059/https://catalog.simonandschuster.com/TitleDetails/TitleDetails.aspx?cid=1304&isbn=9780689818769&a= | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Andrew Clements – Frindle | url = http://www.andrewclements.com/books-frindle.html | access-date = 2010-05-02 | archive-date = June 3, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100603060756/http://andrewclements.com/books-frindle.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

*Judy Lopez Memorial Honor Book (L.A.), Award 97
*1998–99 Maud Hart Lovelace Award, MN Youth Rdg. Award
*], 1998, Cento, Italy
*Year 1999 Young Hoosier Book Award
* 2016 ]<ref name="phoenix"> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202733/http://www.childlitassn.org/phoenix-award |date=September 23, 2015 }}. Children's Literature Association (childlitassn.org). June 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-13.</ref>

==Sequel==
''The Frindle Files'', a sequel to ''Frindle'' and set a generation after the first book, was published posthumously by ] on August 27, 2024. The cover art was created by Clements' longtime collaborator ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Andrew Clements’ "Frindle" To Receive Posthumous Sequel |url=https://booktrib.com/2024/04/23/the-frindle-files-andrew-clements/ |access-date=4 September 2024 |publisher=BookTrib |date=23 April 2024}}</ref>

==Film adaptation==
In 2015, it was announced that a film adaptation was in development with Mike Karz and Bill Bindley producing and ] penning the script. ] signed on to portray Mrs. Lorelei Granger.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tracking-board.com/tb-exclusive-susan-sarandon-set-to-star-in-frindle-based-on-classic-childrens-book/|title={TB EXCLUSIVE} Susan Sarandon Set To Star In "Frindle" Based On Classic Children's Book |website=Tracking Board|last=Chase|first=Lou |date=May 29, 2015 |access-date=August 9, 2020}}</ref> {{As of|2024}}, no further development has been announced.

==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
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1996 novel by Andrew Clements

Frindle
Front cover: Nicholas "Nick" Allen holding a "frindle", or pen
AuthorAndrew Clements
IllustratorBrian Selznick
Cover artistSelznick
GenreRealistic fiction
PublisherSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication dateDecember 19, 1996
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover, paperback)
Pages105 pages
ISBN0-689-80669-8
OCLC38482602
LC ClassPZ7.C59118 Fr 1996

Frindle is a middle-grade American children's novel written by Andrew Clements, illustrated by Brian Selznick, and published by Aladdin Paperbacks in 1996. It was the winner of the 2016 Phoenix Award, which is granted by the Children's Literature Association annually to recognize one English-language children's book published twenty years earlier that did not win a major literary award at the time of publication.

Frindle was Clements's first novel; all of his previous works had been picture books. According to Clements, the book originated from the thought, "What would happen if a kid started using a new word, and other kids really liked it, but his teacher didn't?"

Plot

Nicholas "Nick" Allen is a class clown who has been formulating creative schemes throughout grade school. At the start of fifth grade in 1987, he is unhappy because his English teacher is the no-nonsense Mrs. Granger. One day, in an attempt to forestall, Nick decides to question Mrs. Granger on where each word in the dictionary comes from. This backfires, as Mrs. Granger assigns him an essay about it. From this experience, Nick learns that individuals get to determine what words mean, and when he comes across a gold-colored pen in the street, he decides to give a "pen" a new name: frindle.

Nick's classmates like the idea and soon, every child in the fifth grade starts using the word frindle. Mrs. Granger makes any students who are caught saying frindle stay after school and write lines, but this proves to be a problem, as this causes almost every student to stay after school. The school principal decides to visit Nick's house to end the use of frindle, but the situation is beyond Nick's personal control, and the word's usage cannot be curtailed. Frindle starts to gain national attention, and a family friend purchases the merchandising rights to the word. The word frindle spreads across the nation, and Nick thinks through the trouble that this one scheme has caused.

In the epilogue, Nick is a young adult. Mrs. Granger sends him a new copy of the dictionary, recently updated to include new words, including the word frindle. She includes a letter, in which she explains that she intentionally stood against the word in order to make it more popular. Nick sends back a present — the frindle that started it all, engraved with the words, "This object belongs to Mrs. Lorelei Granger, and she may call it any name she chooses."

Awards and honors

The U.S. National Education Association named Frindle one of "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children" based on a 2007 online poll.

In 2012, it was ranked number 38 among all-time children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal, a monthly with a primarily U.S. audience.

The book has received more than 35 awards and honors, including among other schoolchildren's choice awards:

  • Judy Lopez Memorial Honor Book (L.A.), Award 97
  • 1998–99 Maud Hart Lovelace Award, MN Youth Rdg. Award
  • Prize Cento, 1998, Cento, Italy
  • Year 1999 Young Hoosier Book Award
  • 2016 Phoenix Award

Sequel

The Frindle Files, a sequel to Frindle and set a generation after the first book, was published posthumously by Random House on August 27, 2024. The cover art was created by Clements' longtime collaborator Brian Selznick.

Film adaptation

In 2015, it was announced that a film adaptation was in development with Mike Karz and Bill Bindley producing and Sam Harper penning the script. Susan Sarandon signed on to portray Mrs. Lorelei Granger. As of 2024, no further development has been announced.

References

  1. "Frindle" (first edition). Library of Congress Online Catalog (lccn.loc.gov). Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  2. ^ "Phoenix Award" Archived September 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Children's Literature Association (childlitassn.org). June 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  3. "EPA's Top 100 Authors: Andrew Clements". Educational Paperback Association. Archived from the original on November 18, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
  4. National Education Association (2007). "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". Archived from the original on February 5, 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  5. Bird, Elizabeth (July 7, 2012). "Top 100 Chapter Book Poll Results". A Fuse #8 Production. Blog. School Library Journal (blog.schoollibraryjournal.com). Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  6. "Frindle". Simon & Schuster Digital Catalog. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  7. "Andrew Clements – Frindle". Archived from the original on June 3, 2010. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  8. "Andrew Clements' "Frindle" To Receive Posthumous Sequel". BookTrib. April 23, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  9. Chase, Lou (May 29, 2015). "{TB EXCLUSIVE} Susan Sarandon Set To Star In "Frindle" Based On Classic Children's Book". Tracking Board. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

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