Frindle

Name: Frindle
Author: Andrew Clements

by Andrew Clements

Boy invents new word and unintentionally launches linguistic revolution in his community

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Andrew Clements

Andrew Clements was an American author whose Frindle became one of the most beloved school stories in American middle-grade fiction. His accessible novels about children navigating institutional life with ingenuity spoke directly to the experience of American school children.

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