Nick, would you give an oral report to the class?
Chapter 4 - Word Detective
Homework first - blah, blah. I really want to play ball.
Was Nick a troublemaker?
Chapter 5 - The Report
Who says d-o-g means that thing that goes woof and wags its tail?
Mrs. Granger was the 5th grade language arts teacher and loved dictionaries.
Chapter 6 - The Big Idea
What's a frindle?
Here is your frindle
I have one you can borrow, Nick.
Nick is trying to get out of homework by asking lots of questions.
Chapter 7 - Word Wars
Nick, I'd like a word with you after class.
Homework first was the rule and Nick had to write his report.
Nick began to give his report and talked about the dictionary. Mrs. Granger was not happy.
This is when Nick got the big idea to call a pen a "frindle".
Nick made a big deal of calling the pen a frindle and all the other kids called it that too.
Mrs. Granger, I forgot my frindle.
giggles
Chapter 8 - Mighter Than The Sword
Say frindle instead of cheese for the picture!
Chapter 9 - Chess
Doesn't this seem like a lot of fuss about something silly?
Chapter 10 - Freedom of The Press
Hi, I'm Judy Morgan from the Westfield Gazette
It's just a silly fad
Room 12
Chapter 11 - Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
What is the meaning of this?
Everyone started saying frindle and Mrs. Granger made everyone stay after school and write 100 times.
Chapter 12 - Airwaves
The principal came to talk to Nick's parents about all the trouble he was causing with his new word.
Chapter 13 - Ripples
Judy Morgan wanted to write a story about Nick's word that was causing so much trouble at school.
Chapter 14 - Inside Nick
Nick, your idea was a good one.
Thanks Mrs. Granger, and don't forget to buy some frindles for next year.
The Westfield Gazette story was printed and now everyone knew all about Nick's word "frindle".
Chapter 15 - And The Winner Is . . .
Everyone across America now knew about Frindle.
Why did you make up this word, frindle?
Nick had become famous and it was business as usual.
Westfield Home of the Original Frindle
Everything that happened had changed Nick.
10 years later - Nick got the letter from Mrs. Granger and her pen from those days. Mrs. Granger got a special "object" from Nick on Christmas. She also received a notice of a Trust Fund for a college scholarship made in her name from a "former student".