Josh Willett is a sixth-grader who loves biking, skateboarding and, most of all, computers. He practices coding after school and uses his laptop in every class. Every class, that is, except English.

Andrew Clements, a schoolteacher turned children's author whose first novel, "Frindle" - about a mischievous fifth-grader who coins a new word for "pen" - was an unlikely bestseller about a kid's ...

In this story by Andrew Clements, there are four main characters – Nick, Mrs. Granger, Nick’s mom and Nick’s dad. Nick is in the fifth grade, is a trouble-maker and has many creative ideas. All the ...

Twenty-eight years after the late Andrew Clements introduced his iconic debut novel Frindle, Random House Books for Young Readers will posthumously publish its follow-up, The Frindle Files, on August ...

In Andrew Clements' children's book "Frindle," the main character invents the word "frindle" to replace "pen." Frindle becomes so ubiquitous that by the end, when he is all grown up, the word is added ...

Author Andrew Clements includes a line at the end of all of his replies to fan mail: “I truly loved hearing from you and I’m glad you’ve discovered that reading is a great way to spend some time.” ...

Words have power. That’s what Nicholas Allen learns when the youngster decides to start calling a pen by a different name in “Frindle.” Griffin Theatre is bringing its adaptation of Andrew Clements ...

Nicholas Allen is a creative kid who achieves unexpected fame in “Frindle.” Griffin Theatre Company’s adaptation of Andrew Clements’ best-selling novel for young people will be presented at Metropolis ...

1 Watch the Premiere of Next On Stage: Season 6 2 ICYMI: Watch the Next On Stage: Season 6 Premiere Andrew Clements' award-winning story, Frindle, performs at the Coterie Theatre in Crown Center April ...

Andrew Clements, a schoolteacher turned children’s author whose first novel, “Frindle” — about a mischievous fifth-grader who coins a new word for “pen” — was an unlikely bestseller about a kid’s ...