According to Ms. Granger, objects are called what they are because people give meaning to the name of the object. This gives Nick an idea...the new name for "pen" will be "frindle." Nick starts a sort of revolution by renaming the pen frindle. What was meant to be a little trick to play on his teacher turns out to be a national phenomenon as more and more people accept frindle as the new name for what was formerly known as the pen. Ms. Granger tries to get Nick to straighten things out, but will he be able to get everyone to call a frindle a pen?
Nick is a very strong-willed boy, and will stop at nothing to prove his point.
Who hasn't tried to outsmart their teacher? Nick was able to do this, and in the long run, he came up with a new word that many people accepted. Nick showed that if you really work hard at it, you can prove your point, and that you should stick to what you believe. I liked this book because it made me think about when I was Nick's age and wanted to outsmart my teachers. It also made me laugh and think, "I was never brave enough to do what Nick is doing." As a teacher, I was thinking he would get in trouble, but thinking back to when I was Nick's age, I was rooting for him not to get in trouble. Is it possible to root for people on opposite teams at the same time?
Nick is a very strong-willed boy, and will stop at nothing to prove his point.
Who hasn't tried to outsmart their teacher? Nick was able to do this, and in the long run, he came up with a new word that many people accepted. Nick showed that if you really work hard at it, you can prove your point, and that you should stick to what you believe. I liked this book because it made me think about when I was Nick's age and wanted to outsmart my teachers. It also made me laugh and think, "I was never brave enough to do what Nick is doing." As a teacher, I was thinking he would get in trouble, but thinking back to when I was Nick's age, I was rooting for him not to get in trouble. Is it possible to root for people on opposite teams at the same time?
Carina,
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds great! I really appreciate your review of this book. My students are always asking me for a "funny book" and now I have a good one to recommend! Thank you!
Kathleen