Do you like stories about a creative young student doing a big thing? If so, you should read Frindle, by Andrew Clements.
In this book, there is a boy named Nick. He is very creative and likes to put things to action. Nick meets Mrs. Granger, the language and arts teacher who is very strict. In Lincoln elementary school when Nick was in fifth grade, Nick tries to make “Frindle” a new word for “Pen.” However, Mrs. Granger tries to stop it by punishing the students who uses the word “Frindle.” Nick solves this problem by spreading the word in shops and at school. The news spread all over the country and so many people got interested in it that “Frindle” couldn’t be stopped by punishments. After 10 years, the word “Frindle” got added to the dictionary that Mrs. Granger sent to Nick. Also, Mrs. Granger confessed that she was acting the bad guy to make “Frindle” a real word, which was quite a surprise. The lesson of the story is that students should put creative ideas into action.
Although this is just a story, I think that it can be related to the real world. Lots of young students do big things. Even though making the word “Frindle” is not an important thing, I think that it was a great thing to make the whole country to know it. I want to be a great student who makes a big event.
In my opinion, Frindle is a very good story that encourages students to be creative and put things into action. I’d like to recommend this book to students who live quiet, normal life so that they can read “Frindle” and begin to be creative.
