Frindle

But of course, all of this is just a silly fad, and when you add an "e" to fad, you get fade. And I predict this fad will fade.

FIFTH GRADE WAS different. That was the year to get ready for middle school. Fifth grade meant passing classes. It meant no morning recess. It meant real letter grades on your report cards. But most of all, it meant Mrs. Granger.

That was the second thing—understanding what Mrs. Granger had said.