Frindle
1996 novel by Andrew Clements / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[2]
![]() Front cover: Nicholas "Nick" Allen holding a "frindle", or pen | |
Author | Andrew Clements |
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Illustrator | Brian Selznick |
Cover artist | Selznick |
Genre | Realistic fiction |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
Publication date | December 19, 1996 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
Pages | 105 pages |
ISBN | 0-689-80669-8 |
OCLC | 38482602 |
LC Class | PZ7.C59118 Fr 1996[1] |
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?"[3]