Characters
The strict fifth-grade teacher who loves the dictionary
Mrs. Granger
Nick first gets the idea for "frindle" while looking at this writing tool
Pen
The original word that Nick replaces with "frindle"
A pen
Nick's famous classroom in Lincoln Elementary School
Room 11
Nick's first classroom disruption involved making this animal sound
A Peep
A character that Mrs. Granger calls a rascal
Nick Allen
This punishment is given to students who use the word "frindle"
Staying after school
Mrs. Granger calls this thing "a living thing"
Dictionary
Nick's clever way of wasting class time in previous grades
Asking questions
What was Nick's idea in chapter 14?
For the 5th graders to be the consumers in the cafeteria.
Nick's supportive friend who first uses "frindle" after Nick that is in the earlier chapters
Janet Fisk
What did the kids who stayed after school have to write 100 times?
This ancient language that Mrs. Granger mentions gave us the word "pen"
The Latin root
What was Nick's 3rd grade teacher's name?
Miss Deaver
Nick's first business venture with the word "frindle"
Selling Pens
This school principal must deal with the "frindle" situation
Mrs. Chatham
This company starts manufacturing pens labeled with the word "frindle"
Bic
According to Mrs. Granger, this Latin word "pinna" originally meant this bird part
Feather
Number of students who sign the petition supporting use of "frindle"
300
Nick's solution to remember Mrs. Granger's homework about word origins
Creating a new word
This reporter breaks the "frindle" story in the local newspaper
Judy Morgan (She is also the daughter of Ted Bell)
The amount of money in Nick's trust fund from "frindle" merchandise
$150,000
This term describes when a new word becomes officially recognized in a language
Standardization
This school policy requires students to use "pen" instead of "frindle"
The official language policy
Nick's final gift to Mrs. Granger years later when he is in college
Black pen with a gold star