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NICK
FRINDLE
MRS.GRANGER
Chapter 2: Mrs. Granger
Chapter two describes what
kind of teacher Mrs. Granger
is. Mrs. Granger is Nick's 5th
grade language arts teacher
who loves the dictionary.
Mrs. Granger is “all business,” she is very
serious and strict. Nick thinks it will be
a rough year.
THE QUESTION
WORD DETECTIVE
AND THE WINNER IS...
Chapter 15: And the
Winner Is…
In the last chapter, it
was 10 years later
when Nick was a junior
in college. The trust fund that his dad set up from the frindle stuff was now Nick’s, so he was rich! Mrs. Granger sent Nick the letter from 10 years ago and a dictionary with the word frindle in it. Nick used his money to make a scholarship fund named for Mrs.
Granger.
INSIDE NICK
RIPPLES
Chapter 14: Inside
Nick
Chapter 14 is about
how Nick’s ideas were
good but they scared him. Nick had a good idea about how every kid would pack their lunch and not buy, but he kept it to himself. He was afraid that he would get in
trouble. So for the rest of the
year Nick was quiet and didn’t
talk unless called on.
Chapter 13: Ripples
In chapter 13, “frindle-mania was over” but the word wasn’t gone. Teachers and kids both still used the word. It became like using any other word, like dog or hat. Frindle was no longer just in Westfield, it was all over the globe.
THE REPORT
AIRWAVES
Chapter 12: Airwaves
This chapter is about how Nick became sort of a hero to the kids of Westfield. Everyone in town knew who he was because he invented the word frindle. Nick went on TV and talked about why he invented the word. Then a businessman made t-shirts and sunglasses and other things with the word frindle on it.
EXTRA!EXTRA!
READ ALL ABOUT IT
Chapter 11: Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
In chapter 11, the Westfield Gazette was delivered to everyone in Westfield. The title of the article was “Local 5th Grader Says, Move Over Mr. Webster.” The article was about the word war over the word frindle. The teachers wanted to keep the word pen, and the students wanted the word frindle. Now everyone in town knows the word frindle.
Westfield Gazette
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
Chapter 10: Freedom
of the Press
Chapter 10 tells how
Judy Morgan, a reporter
for the Westfield Gazette, decided to report on frindle. She went to Lincoln Elementary and saw the detention sign, talked to the secretary, and the principal. The principal said it was a prank that needed to be stopped.
The reporter wrote a story in the
newspaper.
CHESS
THE BIG IDEA
Chapter 9: Chess
This chapter is when the principal, Mrs. Chatham, came to Nick’s house. Mrs. Chatham tells Nick’s parents about the trouble he is causing at school. Nick’s mom thinks it’s all a bunch of silly nonsense. To Nick it’s like a game of chess between his mom and Mrs. Chatham.
MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD
Chapter 8: Mightier
than the Sword
In chapter 8 it is
school picture day.
Instead of the kids saying “cheese” they all said “frindle” and held up a pen. Mrs. Granger said that anyone who uses the word frindle will stay after school. The fifth graders wouldn’t stop and tons of them had to stay after school.
Chapter 5: The Report
This chapter is about Nick giving his oral report. Nick was frightened that he wouldn’t do a good job. Nick forgot a title for his report. In the end, Mrs. Granger thought Nick did a great job.
Chapter 6: The Big Idea
In chapter 6 Nick had a
big idea on the way
home from school. He
was walking home with
his friend and they found a pen. Nick called the pen a “frindle.” He and his friends made up an oath to always say “frindle” and to get others to do it too.
WORD WARS
Chapter 7: Word Wars
Chapter 7 is about when
Nick started using the
word “frindle” in school.
Nick said, “Mrs. Granger,
I forgot my frindle.” Nick’s friend John made a big show about finding an extra frindle during class. Mrs. Granger was very unhappy that Nick changed the word and was causing trouble.
Chapter 3: The Question
In this chapter, Nick
meets Mrs. Granger for
the first time. Nick was great at asking teachers delaying questions. At the end of class he asked her a question about her dictionaries hoping she would get side-tracked and not give homework. His idea backfired and the class got homework and he had to do an oral report too.
Chapter 4: Word Detective
In chapter four, Nick is busy doing homework. He has to do 35 vocabulary words. Then Nick has to write his oral report. Nick's parents always say do homework first before you play.
Chapter 1: Nick
This chapter is about
all of Nick's ideas to
get attention. One day
Nick turned the classroom into a beach.
Another example was when Nick made
a high-pitched blackbird peep during
class. In chapter one, Nick has a lot
of silly ideas.
by Tate