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Frindle
I just got...

I just got this book from the library. It's aimed at kids significantly younger than I am, I think, but I read this excerpt that was on the back and had to check it out: "From this day on and forever, I will never use the word pen again. Instead, I will use the word frindle, and I will do everything possible so others will, too." So I'm not actually finished with the book yet, but the concept intrigues me. Partly because it's the sort of thing I would do, although I wouldn't go to the lengths the character does and get in trouble for it. Anyone else read this book? By the time this gets posted, I'll probably be done with it. :D

 

-EH

submitted by Emily H. :), age 13, Sparks, NV
(July 23, 2009 - 10:27 pm)

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I liked it! It's funny. (If anyone cares, my 8 year old brother liked it, too. :)

submitted by Brynne, age 14, Flying away on
(July 24, 2009 - 8:54 am)

It's definitely for younger kids, but I enjoyed it anyway. :) Then my friend and I tried to get everyone to say "gese" instead of "yes." *grins* Good times.

submitted by Mary W., age 11.55, NJ
(July 24, 2009 - 12:30 pm)

Gese means yes? Awesome! How is it pronounced? (I've got to read this).

submitted by Ima
(July 24, 2009 - 3:14 pm)

*grins* I'll have to tell Gianna that someone is finally interested in our evil plot. ;) "Gese" (pronounced JEE-say) is derived from an Old English word meaning "so be it." It's been obsolete for *counts centuries* a really long time.

And yes, you should read Frindle. There's even an evil teacher (so it would appear). Evil teachers are fun to read about. Not so fun to expeience. But I digress. It's a great book.

submitted by Mary W., age 11.55, NJ
(July 24, 2009 - 4:10 pm)

A little like Snape.

submitted by Brynne, age 14, Flying away on
(July 24, 2009 - 5:20 pm)

Gese, I will definitely read it! Then I can find out what frindle means (pen has 2 definitions)!

submitted by Ima
(July 24, 2009 - 5:51 pm)

Ms. Granger wasn't evil! She was awesome! *death glare*

...It was Granger, wasn't it?

submitted by TNÖ, age 16, Deep Space
(July 24, 2009 - 10:49 pm)

Yeah, Granger. I read Frindle after I read Harry Potter, and one of the first things I thought when I saw her name was: 'Hermione! That's Hermione's last name!'

submitted by Lena
(July 25, 2009 - 7:31 am)

Yes, "The Lone Granger". She wasn't evil, but she seemd like it for most of the book. Thus, her resemblance to Snape. Well, actually more like Umbridge if she was nicer.

submitted by Brynne, age 14, Flying away on
(July 25, 2009 - 9:17 am)

Naw, Granger was always cool.

submitted by TNÖ, age 16, Deep Space
(July 25, 2009 - 11:13 am)

Lol, this is turning into a Harry Potter thread...

submitted by Lena
(July 25, 2009 - 5:08 pm)

Oh my goodness, I LOVELOVELOVE this book. Sure, it's a simple plot, but so meaningful! Yes, Mary, it reminds me of your thing with gese... I remember that I got scared when you made that post because I thought you were a stalker. I'm paranoid. Anyway... yes! Frindle is great!

submitted by Lena
(July 24, 2009 - 5:08 pm)

No, not Hermione, Mrs. Granger. And I said "so it appears." Until the end, that woman was... mentally impaired. But I won't deny that she was fun.

@ Lena: Yeah. :) And the thing with GCL convinced you that I was a plagiarist, and the oldoldold RP from February (?) started the whole villainy thing. :) *reminisces*

submitted by Mary W., age 11.57, Saint Louis, Mi
(July 29, 2009 - 10:12 am)