Frindle

What is the author’s tone (or attitude) toward reporter Judy Morgan and business owner Bud Lawrence? Use details from the text to support your answer.

How does Nick walk a line between innocent fun and troublemaking throughout the novel? Which side does he gravitate toward more? Support your answer with examples from the text.

How does Nick’s attitude toward attention and recognition develop over the course of the book? How does this impact his character growth and who he is as an adult?

Why does Clements choose to encompass multiple perspectives and time jumps, and what is its effect on the reading experience?

Research two different authors who made up words that eventually became common English vocabulary. What similarities and differences can you note between the development of these authors’ made-up words and frindle?

List two similarities and two differences between characters’ interactions with frindle and how memes spread over the Internet today and explain each answer.

How does Clements’s portrayal of children’s abilities and limitations inform the themes in the novel?

Identify and explain two teaching practices that Clements incorporates in the novel and describe their impact on the narrative.