学校里的每个人都知道,五年级的葛兰洁老师拥有“透视眼”,没有人能在教室里逃过她的法眼。这还不是最糟的,她对“字典”的狂热简直无人能及,尼克觉得很不可思议,天底下竟有这么无聊的人?然而,尼克偶然间发现一篇有趣的文章,谈到文字的奥秘和来源,他突然灵光乍现,暗中拟定一个伟大的计划:他要发明一个“新字”。从现在开始,一枝笔再也不叫“笔pen”——而叫“粉灵豆frindle”。过不了多久,“粉灵豆”深入大家心中,这股风潮快速席卷整个学校和城镇,大家都兴奋得不得了。尼克的爸妈和葛兰洁老师不希望他做这种无厘头的事。但事情没这么简单,“粉灵豆”再也不只专属尼克一个人,此刻他只能退居幕后,静观其变……
Is Nick Allen a troublemaker?
He really just likes to liven things up at school -- and he''s
always had plenty of great ideas. When Nick learns some interesting
information about how words are created, suddenly he''s got the
inspiration for his best plan ever...the frindle. Who says a pen
has to be called a pen? Why not call it a frindle? Things begin
innocently enough as Nick gets his friends to use the new word.
Then other people in town start saying frindle. Soon the school is
in an uproar, and Nick has become a local hero. His teacher wants
Nick to put an end to all this nonsense, but the funny thing is
frindle doesn''t belong to Nick anymore. The new word is spreading
across the country, and there''s nothing Nick can do to stop it.
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1 hour, 39 minutes
2 cassettes
Performed by John Fleming
Nicholas Allen is not a troublemaker -- he''s just creative. When he
decides to liven things up in Mrs. Granger''s fifth grade language
arts class, he comes up with the greatest plan yet. He invents a
new word for a pen -- frindle. It doesn''t take long for frindle to
take root and soon the excitement spreads beyond the school and
town and unleashes a series of events that rapidly spins out of
control. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
From the Back Cover
"It''s a perfect choice for long family trips." -AudioFile
--This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.