Book review
Reading Level: 8-12 year olds
Frindle is the ultimate realistic fiction book. This is one of my favorite books by one of my favorite authors. Since I teach 4th grade, I am always recommending Andrew Clements’ books to my students. This book won the 1997 Christopher Award which is the award I am doing my research on. This story actually teaches a lesson in patience and understanding although the character of Nick Allen does not understand this until he is much older. This book made me think of all those former teachers I had and maybe I did not understand them when I was younger, but now appreciate some things they were trying to teach me as an 9 or 10 year old kid. Andrew Clements weaves his story through a year of one child who appears to be a trouble maker. As the story progresses, with Nick creating a new word and challenging his teacher, Ms. Granger on whether he should be able to do this, he learns a lesson along the way. He did not back down or give up and Ms. Granger knew what the outcome would be, but her fighting him along the way only made the issue grow and grow. This produced something that Nick never thought was possible. You must read to find out because I do not want to give it all away!
- Goodreads rating – 3.84
- REVIEW – Carol