![]() Granger assures Nick that he did nothing wrong and compliments his ideas that he regains his confidence. ![]() He becomes quiet and withdrawn as people expect him to be witty and funny all the time, and Nick starts to fear his big ideas and drawing attention to himself. Nick soon finds that fame comes with a great deal of responsibility. ![]() ![]() Chatham, the principal, comes to talk to his parents about the "frindle" business at school. Granger tries to get Nick to stop, he feigns innocence and insists he's just putting her lessons into action. Granger explains that all English speakers create the language and decide what words mean, Nick decides to test this by renaming pens "frindles." Within a few days, "frindle" catches on at school and Nick manages to "ruin" the fifth grade class photo by convincing every kid in his class to say "frindle" and hold out a pen. Granger's resulting assignment to research the history of the dictionary and turns it around on her-his presentation on the dictionary lasts almost the entire length of the class. Granger knows all of his tricks to evade homework and stall class, like asking open-ended questions about what words mean. ![]() Fifth grade, however, presents new challenges for Nick, as Mrs. He's known for his big ideas, which he often deploys to annoy his teachers and undermine their power. Nick is the ten-year-old protagonist of the novel. ![]()
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