Author: Andrew Clements
Rating: 3/5 Stars
Reviewer: Aleece
Summary: When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of
the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a
chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control.
Review: Nick Allen decides that he is going to turn Mrs. Granger's
love for the dictionary back on her.
In order to spark this battle, Nick had to come up with a word
that doesn't exist, something like "frindle," the new word for pen. Nick has the new word spread around the
class, then the grade and then the whole school and even in town people are
beginning to say it. What once was an
idea to anger Mrs. Granger; turned out to be so much more in the end.
This book is very clever and this fast paced book made it a
quick read. Overall, it is enjoyable but
for some reason I wanted something else out of it. I'm not sure what exactly, but something that
made me think yes that's it. I really
liked Mrs. Granger's character, but I thought Nick was just okay. While he is clever, I thought he could have
been a little more interesting, especially since he is so smart when pushing the
boundaries. Overall, I would recommend
this to kids looking for a light read with some information that they may have
never thought of before.
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