ANDREW CLEMENTS

¿Quién podría olvidar el día en que Nick Allen convirtió su clase de tercero en una isla tropical? Pero ahora Nick está en quinto, y la cosa cambia. Todos saben que la profesora de lengua, una fanática del diccionario, tiene vista de rayos X, y en su clase nadie se sale con la suya. Cuando Nick lo intenta recibe su castigo y este le sumerge en el mundo de las palabras y de sus origenes. Asi, se le ocurre su plan mas ambicioso: inventar una palabra nueva...

Estupendo texto de Andrew Clements, ambientado en un centro de enseñanza primaria en el que tras una discusión entre dos alumnos, Dave y Lynsey -que discuten acaloradamente sobre quiénes son más habladores, si los chicos o las chicas-, trata, como el que no quiere la cosa, de temas bastante mas serios: la guerra de sexos, los conflictos de autoridad y la importancia de lo que se dice y de lo que se calla.La figura de Gandhi inspira a Dave, que propone a Lynsey mantenerse practicamente en silencio durante dos dias completos.El sistema de honor que se establece entre los protagonistas, basado en la plena confianza de cada uno en la honradez del otro, las distintas reacciones de los profesores y la camaraderia que se desarrolla entre chicos y chicas, se tratan con la concision y el acierto al que nos tiene acostumbrados Andrew Clements.Tanto, que al final del libro, llega el momentoen que los dos protagonistas se miran y ya no necesitan palabra alguna...

¿Quién podría olvidar el día en que Nick Allen convirtió su clase de tercero en una isla tropical? Pero ahora Nick está en quinto, y la cosa cambia. Todos saben que la profesora de lengua, una fanática del diccionario, tiene vista de rayos X, y en su clase nadie se sale con la suya. Cuando Nick lo intenta recibe su castigo y este le sumerge en el mundo de las palabras y de sus origenes. Asi, se le ocurre su plan mas ambicioso: inventar una palabra nueva...

¿Inork ez zuen sekula ahaztuko Nick Allenek hirugarren urteko gela uharte tropikal bihurtu zuen eguna. Oraingoan, berriz, Nick bosgarren urtean dago eta kontua zeharo aldatu da. Denek dakite hizkuntza irakaslea hiztegi zale amorratua dela, X izpien ikusmena duela eta bere orduan inortxok ere ez duela berea egiten. Nick ahalegintzen denean, zigortu egiten du eta zigorraren ondorioz, hitzen eta haien jatorriaren munduan murgiltzen da. Horretan ari dela, plan korapilatsuagoa bururatzen zaio: hitz berri bat asmatzea...

Hace menos de dos semanas, Cara Landry, alumna de sexto, era la chica invisible. Ahora, todos los alumnos y profesores de la escuela conocen su nombre y su rostro. En su periódico casero, The Landry News, se siente obligada a contar siempre la verdad, aunque hiera a otros. Cuando escribe un editorial acusando a su profesor de lengua, el señor Larson, de no cumplir su obligacion, pone en marcha una serie de acontecimientos que cambiaran sus vidas. El señor Larson sale de su letargo y vuelve a ser un verdadero profesor, estimulando a sus alumnos para que conviertan The Landry News en el periodico del curso. Un relato ameno sobre la libertad de prensa, con un desenlace dramatico y, al mismo tiempo, cordial, compasivo e inspirador. Andrew Clements, estadounidense, es autor de diversos libros para niños, incluyendo Frindel, libro que ha recibido multitud de distinciones y premios. El señor Larson intento acordarse de cuando habia dejado de ser un buen profesor, pero no era exactamente un momento concreto que pudiera identificarse con claridad. Los profesores no se queman en un dia ni en dos: sucede poco a poco, como el cansancio que invade gradualmente a una persona que sube a pie una empinada colina. Empiezas a cansarte y a caminar mas despacio, y despues lo unico que quieres es pararte, sentarte y descansar.

From bestselling and award winning author Andrew Clements a quirky imaginative tale about creative thought and the power of language that will have readers inventing their own words now available in a deluxe paperback edition 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

Nora Rose Rowley, alumna de sexto, es una niña superdotada y lo sabe. Sólo lo sabe ella, porque ha tenido muy buen cuidado de que ni su familia, ni sus maestros, ni sus compañeros tengan la menor idea de sus capacidades. Falsea sus examenes pero para empeorarlos, no le habla a nadie de sus lecturas ni de sus reflexiones y esta decidida a mantener su secreto a toda costa. Tiene muy claro ademas que las notas, buenas o malas, alteran la percepcion que cada niño tiene de si mismo y que no deberia de ser asi. Personajes nitidos, muy buenos dialogos, suspense bien administrado, ternura sin ñoñeria y sobre todo esa caracteristica que parece ser la nota distintiva del autor: los mundos antagonicos de los adultos y los niños chocan, si, pero nadie sale herido, ni gravemente ni mucho rato. Cuando parece que las cosas se ponen verdaderamente duras la comprension, la sensatez y unas gotas de humor ponen las cosas en su sitio, en su buen sitio.

Todo empezó cuando Hart Evans lanzó una goma elástica y le dio al señor Meinert, el director del coro. Aunque en realidad, había empezado antes, cuando el señor Meinert supo que iba a perder su trabajo porque el presupuesto del pueblo no podia afrontar el gasto de los profesores de musica y arte. El señor Meinert se enfado tanto con Hart que dejo en manos de sus alumnos el concierto de Navidad. Podian hacerlo o no: todo dependia de ellos. Salido del caos, las luchas internas, el compromiso, el idealismo y, por ultimo, de una paz fragil, se celebro el concierto del coro de sexto. Un concierto llamado Esperanza Invernal. ¿Pero seria el ultimo concierto de todos?

La Nora és un geni, però de vegades les seves notes no ho demostren. Bé, en realitat, les seves notes poden arribar a ser catastròfiques. Però aquestes notes tan desastroses tindran conseqüències ine

Greg Kenton siempre ha tenido un talento natural para ganar dinero, a pesar de la continua y cargante competencia de su vecina, Maura Shaw. Justo antes de sexto curso, Greg hace un asombroso descubrimiento financiero: casi todos los niños del colegio tienen un cuarto de dolar o dos de mas para gastar al dia. Cuando Greg multiplica los cuartos de dolar por el numero de alumnos, ve el colegio con otros ojos: ¡es una inmensa hucha-cerdito! Todo lo que necesita es el martillo adecuado para abrirla. ¿Caramelos y chicles? ¿Pequeños juguetes y chismes? Claro, a los niños les encanta comprar cosas de esas en el cole. Pero ¿lo permitiran los profesores y la directora? No es facil. ¿Y si vendiera comics? Los comics parecen perfectos, sobre todo los resistentes y pequeñitos, los Yunque Comics que Greg escribe, dibuja y edita. Porque todo el mundo sabe que el colegio fomenta la lectura y la escritura y la creatividad y la iniciativa personal, ¿no? En esta divertida y oportuna novela, el profesor de enseñanza media Andrew Clements vuelve a reflejar fielmente la vida e invita a los jovenes lectores a reflexionar sobre el dinero, el colegio, la amistad y el significado del exito.

Twelve-year-old Natalie Nelson has written a powerful school story. Its a short novel called "The Cheater," and her best friend Zoe is certain it should be published. All Natalie has to do is give the manuscript to her mom, an editor at a big publishing house. However Natalie doesnt want any favors from her mom. Still, Zoe wont drop the idea. Spurred into action, Natalie invents a pen name for herself and Zoe becomes a self-styled literary agent. But if the girls are to succeed, theyll need support from their wary English teacher, legal advice from Zoes tough-talking father, and some clever maneuvering to outwit the overbearing editor in chief of Shipley Junior Books. Andrew Clements, the best-selling author of Frindle, The Landry News, and The Janitors Boy, delights his audience with this story of two irrepressible girls who use their talent, ingenuity, and a little cunning to try to make a young writers dream come true.

Phil is on a mission. His absentminded little brother forgot his lunch money. All kinds of thoughts are running through Phils mind as he searches for Jimmy in the throngs of fourth and fifth graders crowding the school hallway:...if Im late for math today, then I might not be allowed to take the test -- and then I could flunk math! I might even flunk sixth grade and get left back! Then Phil spots Jimmys one-of-a-kind jacket and rushes to the corner of the hallway. Except the person wearing it isnt his brother; its some black kid Phils never seen before -- wearing Jimmys jacket! Phil makes an accusation, tempers flare, and both kids wind up in the principals office. How will Phil react when he finds out how Daniel came to be the owner of this unique jacket? Will Daniel be able to forgive Phil for an accusation that was based on racial prejudice? What will each boy learn about the other, and most important, about himself?

Jakes desire to win the school science fair almost costs him his best friend.Jake Drake is excited about Despres Elementary Schools first science fair. He wants to win the grand prize: a brand-new Hyper-Cross-Functional Bluntium Twelve computer system. And he really wants to beat the third-grade know-it-alls, Marsha McCall and Kevin Young. The trouble is, to beat the know-it-alls, Jake has to become a know-it-all himself. And he may just lose more than he wins.

Meet Greg Kenton, billionaire in the making. Greg Kenton has two obsessions -- making money and his long-standing competition with his annoying neighbor, Maura Shaw. So when Greg discovers that Maura is cutting into his booming Chunky Comics business with her own original illustrated minibooks, hes ready to declare war. The problem is, Greg has to admit that Mauras books are good, and soon the longtime enemies become unlikely business partners. But their budding partnership is threatened when the principal bans the sale of their comics in school. Suddenly, the two former rivals find themselves united against an adversary tougher than they ever were to each other. Will their enterprise -- and their friendship -- prevail?

Nora Rose Rowley is a genius, but dont tell anyone.Noras managed to make it to the fifth grade without anyone figuring out that shes not just an ordinary kid, and she wants to keep it that way. But then Nora gets fed up with the importance everyone attaches to test scores and grades, and she purposely brings home a terrible report card just to prove a point. Suddenly the attention shes successfully avoided all her life is focused on her, and her secret is out. And thats when things start to get really complicated....

Andrew Clementss latest novel, about mentors, role models, and choosing friends, examines the fine line between good-humored mischief and dangerous behaviorand how everyday choices can close or open doors.Theres a folder in Principal Kellings office thats as thick as a phonebook and its growing daily. Its filled with the incident reports of every time Clayton Hensley broke the rules. Theres the minor stuff like running in the hallways and not being where he was suppose to be when he was supposed to be there. But then there are also reports that show Clays own brand of troublemaking, like the most recent addition: the art teacher has said that the class should spend the period drawing anything they want and Clay decides to be extra creative and draw a spot-on portrait of Principal Kellingsas a donkey. Its a pretty funny joke, but really, Clay is coming to realize that the biggest joke of all may be on him. When his big brother, Mitchell, gets in some serious trouble, Clay decides to change his own mischief making waysbut he cant seem to shake his reputation as a troublemaker. From the master of the school story comes a book about the fine line between good-humored mischief and dangerous behavior and how everyday choices can close or open doors.

The end of third grade turns into a disaster for Jake when he inadvertently becomes the teachers pet, and no matter how hard he tries, he cant shake the image.Mrs. Snavin looked right past all those waving hands. She looked right at me and she smiled and said, "I think Ill have Jake take it." Then Mrs. Snavin said, "but be sure to hurry right back, Jake, because were going to work on our number-line project, and you have to be my special computer helper, okay?" And I could feel every kid in the class looking at me. They werent saying anything. They werent even whispering. But right then, I heard what they were thinking anyway. They were thinking, teachers pet.

Ted Hammond learns that in a very small town, theres no such thing as an isolated event. And the solution of one mystery is often the beginning of another.Ted Hammond loves a good mystery, and in the spring of his fifth-grade year, hes working on a big one. How can his school in the little town of Plattsford stay open next year if there are going to be only five students? Out here on the Great Plains in western Nebraska, everyone understands that if you lose the school, you lose the town. But the mystery that has Teds full attention at the moment is about that face, the face he sees in the upper window of the Andersons house as he rides past on his paper route. The Andersons moved away two years ago, and their old farmhouse is empty, boarded up tight. At least its supposed to be. A shrinking school in a dying town. A face in the window of an empty house. At first these facts dont seem to be related. But...

This map-tastic middle grade story from Andrew Clements gives the phrase uncharted territory a whole new meaning!Alton Barnes loves maps. Hes loved them ever since he was little, and not just for the geography. Because maps contain more information than just locations, and thats why he likes to draw them as well as read them. Regular point A to point B ones, sure, but also maps that explain a whole lot morelike what he really thinks about his friends. And teachers. Even the principal.So when Altons maps are stolen from his locker, theres serious trouble on the horizonand hell need some serious cartographic skills to escape it.From a genius of gentle, high-concept tales set in suburban middle schools (The New York Times), this stand-alone story is off the charts.

The first in a six-book series, We the Children follows Ben, his tech-savvy friend, Jill, and the class know-it-all, Robert, as they uncover a remarkable history and use it to protect the school.Sixth grader Benjamin Pratt loves history, which makes going to the historic Duncan Oakes School a pretty cool thing. But a wave of commercialization is hitting the area and his beloved school is slated to be torn down to make room for an entertainment park. This would be most kids dreamexcept theres more to the developers than meets the eye and more to the school. Because weeks before the wrecking ball is due to strike, Ben finds an old leather pouch that contains a parchment scroll with a note three students wrote in 1791. The students call themselves the Keepers of the School, and it turns out theyre not the only secret group to have existed at Duncan Oakes.