Travis' Summary

Frindle

by Andrew Clements

         This book is about a boy, a teacher, and a word.  In the beginning of the book Nick (the boy) just got into Ms.Granger’s (the teacher) class.  Nick and Ms.Granger both have something in common- they both like words.  Another thing about Nick is that he does not like Ms.Granger because she’s really mean!

         In the middle of the book Nick and his friend Janet were walking home from school and Janet saw a gold pen.  Then she yelled to Nick, “Look at this!” Nick came over and held the pen.  He said, “Frindle.” “What’s a frindle Janet asked.  “I don’t know actually.”

         The next day Nick asked for a Frindle a lot.  Ms.Granger didn’t like it much.  After school he went to a store and there were pens all over the place.  Nick asked for a frindle and the guy was puzzled, so Nick said a pen.

         In the end of the book Nick has a fight with Ms.Granger about the word frindle. The word frindle spred like wildfire. Nick was actually was on TV  .Ms.Granger and Nick became good friends.  When Nick was a lot older Ms.Ganger sent him a letter.  Nick opened it and it said, Nick, frindle is in the dictionary.  Then Nick looked over and saw a dictionary and he searched for frindle and he finally saw it, frindle.