Frindle by Andrew Clements.
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers: NY, 1996.

This is a humorous example of the spread of words from creation to popularity. A language lesson that Nick finds boring inspires him to create a new word in order to challenge his teacher. He carries the joke too far (partly because of her response), and the situation goes beyond his control.
related-words and language, schools, teacher/student relationships, creativity, thinking and learning
RL=3rd-6th

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