Frindle

Frindle is a middle-grade American children's novel written by Andrew Clements, illustrated by Brian Selznick, and published by Aladdin in 1996. It was the winner of the 2016 Phoenix Award, which is granted by the Children's Literature Association annually to recognize one English-language children's book published twenty years earlier that did not win a major literary award at the time of publication.

Frindle
Front cover: Nicholas "Nick" Allen holding a "frindle", or pen
AuthorAndrew Clements
IllustratorBrian Selznick
Cover artistSelznick
CountryUnited States
GenreRealistic fiction
PublisherSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication date
December 19, 1996
Media typePrint (hardcover, paperback)
Pages105 pages
ISBN0-689-80669-8
OCLC38482602
LC ClassPZ7.C59118 Fr 1996

Frindle was Clements's first novel; all of his previous works had been picture books. According to Clements, the book originated from the thought, "What would happen if a kid started using a new word, and other kids really liked it, but his teacher didn't?"

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