Word Play Literature Circle

Kit contains 8 copies of each book.

LOCATION: St. George

CLEMENTS, ANDREW FRINDLE

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.

RL 4.8 GRL R

DEGROSS, MONALISA DONAVAN’S WORD JAR

Donavan Allen doesn’t collect coins, comics, or baseball cards like most kids. Donavan collects words – big words, little words, soft words, and silly words. Whenever Donavan finds a new word, he writes it on a slip of paper and puts it in his word jar. But one day, Donavan discovers that his word jar is full. He can’t put any new words in without taking some of the old words out – and he wants to keep all of his words. So how can he continue to collect new words? Donavan doesn’t know what to do until a visit to his grandma provides him with a perfect solution.

RL 2.6 GRL N

LUBAR, DAVID PUNISHED!

Just when you thought it was safe to go to the library…That’s what Logan thought, too, until he got a face full of magic dust that scrambled his brains. Now he can’t say anything without sounding like a pun-filled smart aleck. And nobody’s laughing (except his little sister) because these puns are bad – really bad – which is just what you’d expect if you were being…punished!

RL 4:3 GRL Q

WISHINKSKY, FRIEDA

A BEE IN YOUR EAR

Kate is determined to win the spelling bee, but the competition is fierce. She can almost put up with Violet’s mean teasing, but when Kate and Jake begin to fight with each other, Kate is miserable. She wants to win the contest, but she doesn’t want to lose her best friend.