Visit him at .īrian Selznick is the author and illustrator of the bestselling The Invention of Hugo Cabret, which was awarded the Caldecott Medal and was a National Book Award finalist.

He lives with his wife in Maine and has four grown children.

He is also the author of the Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School series. His popular works include About Average, Troublemaker, Extra Credit, Lost and Found, No Talking, Room One, Lunch Money, and more. More than 10 million copies of his books have been sold, and he has been nominated for a multitude of state awards, including two Christopher Awards and an Edgar Award. The new word is spreading across the country, and there's nothing Nick can do to stop it.Īndrew Clements is the author of the enormously popular Frindle. His teacher wants Nick to put an end to all this nonsense, but the funny thing is frindle doesn't belong to Nick anymore. Soon the school is in an uproar, and Nick has become a local hero. Then other people in town start saying frindle. Who says a pen has to be called a pen? Why not call it a frindle? Things begin innocently enough as Nick gets his friends to use the new word. When Nick learns some interesting information about how words are created, suddenly he's got the inspiration for his best plan ever.the frindle.

Is Nick Allen a troublemaker? He really just likes to liven things up at school - and he's always had plenty of great ideas. From bestselling and award-winning author Andrew Clements, a quirky, imaginative tale about creative thought and the power of words that will have readers inventing their own words.

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