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.

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 ...

More than 25 years later, the pen of another name meets a new generation of wordsmiths. By Jon Agee Jon Agee is the author, most recently, of the picture book “My Dad Is a Tree.” There’s a moment in ...

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 ...

One of my all-time favorite memories was about a road trip. My family was driving somewhere, I think it was Disneyland, and ...

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 ...

Nicholas Allen decides to invent a new word: from now on, a pen will be known as a Frindle! Before long, to the dismay of his Language Arts teacher Mrs. Granger, Nicks word begins to spread. This ...