Setting
This is the grade Nick Allen is in when he invents the word 'frindle'.
What is the fifth grade?
He is the main character of 'Frindle'. A smart troublemaker who is great at wasting time in class.
Who is Nicholas "Nick" Allen?
Nick gives Mrs. Granger this gift at the end of the novel.
What is a gold fountain pen (a frindle)?
She is Nick's friend. She tripped over a pen and gave Nick his big idea.
Who is Janet Fisk?
(noun)
A device used to make marks with ink. Inventor: Nicholas Allen
What is a frindle?
This is the name of Nick's elementary school.
What is Lincoln Elementary School?
She is a teacher who loves words. She wants everyone to respect their origins.
Who is Mrs. Granger?
This is the reason Nick started using the word 'frindle'.
What is...
Mrs. Granger told Nick that he decides what words mean.
She is the principal of Nick's school.
Who is Margaret Chatham?
(noun)
A test of knowledge, especially a brief, informal test given to students.
What is a quiz?
This is the grade Nick was in when he turned Mrs. Deaver's room into a tropical vacation.
What is third grade?
When students in her class want to know how Mrs. Granger is feeling, they look here to judge the 'power level'.
What are Mrs. Grangers' eyes?
This is the name of the local newspaper that first publishes the story about Nick and his class.
What is the Westfield Gazette?
This businessman trademarks the word 'Frindle' and sells many products related to it.
Who is Bud Lawrence?
(noun)
From the latin word pinna. A device used to make marks with ink.
What is a pen?
This is the State that Nick lives in.
What is New Hampshire?
This is a rule at Nick's house that sometimes keeps him from playing with his friends.
What is 'homework first'?
This is where Nick's frindle money goes before he turns 21.
What is a trust fund?
She is the reporter who first wrote a story about Nick's word in the local newspaper.
Who is Judy Morgan?
(noun)
A domesticated carnivorous mammal that typically has a long snout, an acute sense of smell, nonretractable claws, and a barking, howling, or whining voice.
What is a dog?
This is the name of Nick's hometown.
What is Westfield?
This is Mrs. Granger's first name.
What is Lorelei?
This is the punishment phrase Mrs. Granger makes students write if they're caught using the word 'frindle'.
What is 'I am writing this punishment with a pen'?
She is the school secretary.
(noun)
A person who manages or superintends an organization or activity.
What is a superintendent?