Book Review Update- Here comes Frindle

Thanks Katie and Vicky for a great Book Review Evening with delicious perfect looking chocolate chip cookies and yummy strawberry shortcake. Vicky is going to share her cookie recipe on the blog, so look for it shortly. We had plenty to discuss about that interesting Stargirl and her unique activities. It brought us all back to that awkward HS time in our lives as we evaluated how we would have treated Stargirl had she come to our school. Thanks Jerry Spinelli for such a great, thought provoking read about popularity and daring to be different.

Next up for June 25th Nikki G. will host Frindle by Andrew Clements, winner of 21 National and State awards including the Utah Children's Choice Award in 2000.

About Frindle from www.frindle.com

Nicholas Allen has plenty of ideas. Who can forget the time he turned his third-grade classroom into a tropical island, or the times he fooled his teacher by chirping like a blackbird? But now Nick's in fifth grade, and it looks like his days as a troublemaker are over.

Everyone knows that Mrs. Granger, the language arts teacher, has X-ray vision, and nobody gets away with anything in her classroom. To make matters worse, she's also a fanatic about the dictionary, which is hopelessly boring to Nick. But when Nick learns an interesting tidbit about words and where they come from, it inspires his greatest plan yet: to invent a new word. From now on, a pen is no longer a pen -- it's a frindle.

It doesn't take long for frindle to take root, and soon the excitement spreads well beyond his school and town. His parents and Mrs. Granger would like Nick to put an end to all this nonsense. But frindle doesn't belong to Nick anymore. All he can do now is sit back and watch what happens.

This quirky, imaginative tale about creative thought and the power of words will have readers inventing their own words. Brian Selznick's black-and-white illustrations enhance the humor in this unforgettable story.