 | Word Nerd
by Susin Nielsen-Fernlund
Homeschooled because of bullies and an overprotective mom, Ambrose secretly joins the local competitive scrabble club. |
 | Donavan’s Word Jar
by Monalisa DeGross
Donavan loves words so much, he collects them in a jar. When his jar gets too full to hold them all, he discovers that sharing the words is as fun as keeping them for himself. |
 | Artsy Fartsy
by Karla Oceanak
Aldo Zelnick keeps a notebook that relates the events of his daily life and also collects words. This first book in the series focuses on the letter A, and each subsequent book tackles a new letter. |
 | Frindle
by Andrew Clements
When Nick starts calling pens "frindles" he starts a campaign that winds up permanently changing the English vocabulary. |
 | Word After Word After Word
by Patricia MacLachlan
Ms. Mirabel, a published author, visits a fourth grade class to teach the students how to tap into their own voices and express themselves with their own writing.
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 | The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman
by Meg Wolitzer
Duncan, who is able to sense letters through his fingertips, enters the National Scrabble Tournament. |