A trust is even set up in Nick’s name for some of the profits from the popular frindle merchandise made by one of Mr. He appears on national news, and merchandise is being created to make money off of the new word. After a visit from the principal to Nick’s house, Nick realizes that even if he wanted to, he can’t stop the word from spreading.
Granger’s reaction only makes the word’s power stronger, and the quirky story of the boy who created a word gains national attention. She even keeps students in for detention daily to try to thwart the rapidly growing popularity of the new word. Granger thinks this disrespects the history of the word pen, and she won’t allow it.
Soon, Nick’s new word, “frindle”, has completely replaced the word “pen” in his classroom. As Nick reluctantly completes his report, an idea begins to form. Granger won’t be manipulated so easily, and she assigns him an oral report on the dictionary and the origin of words. Granger’s class, Nick decides to pull a classic move to kill time and asks a lofty question about where all words come from. Everyone knows she has X-ray vision, worships the dictionary, and has the longest weekly vocabulary list. As Nick begins fifth grade, he knows things will be tough in Mrs. Nick isn’t necessarily a troublemaker, but he is full of wild ideas and is daring enough to try them out no matter what the consequences. Nick Allen is a unique fifth grade student at Lincoln Elementary.
Should Nick get in trouble for creating the word “frindle”?Ī Quick Frindle Summary (Contains Plot Spoilers).
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