Frindle

Nick Allen is the most inventive kid at Lincoln Elementary — but in fifth grade he meets his match in Mrs. Granger, a strict teacher who loves the dictionary. After learning that words are simply sounds people agree to use, Nick invents a brand-new one: frindle, his word for a pen. What starts as a schoolyard dare becomes a runaway word war, a national sensation, and, at last, a real entry in the dictionary. A funny, warm-hearted story about language, standing up for an idea, and the surprising gift of a great teacher. Each Part workbook has vocabulary, comprehension, literary analysis, and writing, plus history and culture background lessons.