Author: Andrew Clements Illustrator: Brian Selznick Genre: Contemporary Award(s): Christopher Award (1997), among many others Platform: print Who recommended it to me: Dave Why I wanted to read it: boy-centered MG fiction Why I'll remember it: the ending If this book was a dish it would be: an apple, only it'd be called a floobersteen Read this if: you like words, or you have BIG ideas • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Middle Grade Madness: Frindle
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I recently read a book of his called "Things Not Seen" about a boy who wakes up one morning and realizes he's invisible. It was actually pretty good. If you liked his writing style in Frindle, you'll probably like Things Not Seen.
Cool - I'll check it out...
My students really liked Frindle. They actually went around and started renaming things. That was pretty cute. When they started refusing to get items unless I called them by their "new" names it got very uncute very fast. Good lesson in nouns though!
Ha - I can totally see you putting the smackdown on 'em!
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