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One of Nick's classmates. She lives in Nick's neighborhood and, like most of their classmates, thinks that Nick's schemes are amusing. Because of this, she doesn't hold it against him when Mrs. Avery wrongfully accuses her of making the bird noises that Nick is actually responsible for—and she thinks it's so funny, she joins Nick in tormenting their teacher. In fifth grade, Janet helps Nick come up with the idea to rename pens “frindles” when she finds a pen on their walk home one afternoon. She is one of the first of Nick's classmates who embraces the term, emphasizing the power of teamwork.
Janet Fisk Quotes in Frindle
The Frindle quotes below are all either spoken by Janet Fisk or refer to Janet Fisk. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 1 Quotes
For the rest of Nick's fourth-grade year, at least once a week, Mrs. Avery heard a loud "peeeeep" from somewhere in her classroom—sometimes it was a high-pitched chirp, and sometimes it was a very high-pitched chirp.
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When Nick is in fourth grade, he and his classmate Janet begin to torment their teacher by making high-pitched bird noises. Mrs. Avery never figures out where the noises are coming from. Though Nick's plan was successful when he was the only one doing it, it's important for him to learn that his big ideas can be way more successful in practice when he brings in others to help him. This starts to lay the groundwork for his "frindle" idea, which requires even more participation from others than this one did. The success of this prank also shows Nick that Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut ve
Chapter 6 Quotes
Then when Nick went to preschool, he learned that if he wanted his teacher and the other kids to understand him, he had to use the word music. But gwagala meant that nice sound to Nick, because Nick said so. Who says gwagala means music? "You do, Nicholas."
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On his way home from school, Nick puzzles over what Mrs. Granger said about English speakers being able to change the English language. Here, he remembers that as a toddler, he used a special word he made up to indicate "music"; while his parents could understand him, but nobody else did. After Mrs. Granger's explanation, Nick is able to contextualize this experience and understand that fringe groups all over the world come up with their own systems of communicating with each other—though often, those new words and language patterns don't make it into the mainstream. However, this memory still shows Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad do
Nick didn't say "pen." Instead, he said, "Here's your... frindle."
"Frindle?" Janet took her pen and looked at him like he was nuts. She wrinkled her nose and said, "What's a frindle?"
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When Nick hands Janet her dropped pen—which she’s recently found on the sidewalk—he calls the pen a "frindle" without any explanation. Though Nick goes on to pull Janet into his plan to make "frindle" into a real word, her reaction here shows what would happen if Nick tried to act alone. Janet has no idea what Nick is talking about—to her, what he's saying is nonsense. This drives home the point that language is fundamentally something that ties people together. It's communal, and one person cannot effectively change a word on their own. Instead, people have to call on other Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Qui
And when she asked, the lady reached right for the pens and said, "Blue or black?"
Nick was standing one aisle away at the candy racks, and he was grinning.
Frindle was a real world. It meant pen. Who says frindle means pen? "You do, Nicholas."
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Nick reflects on how “frindle” has spread as he watches Janet ask a saleslady for one. Janet is the sixth kid to have done so and, as such, the saleslady understands what Janet is asking for. This little experiment shows Nick that what Mrs. Granger said is true: regular people like him are the ones who create language. Notably, this moment echoes Nick’s earlier remembrance of inventing his own word for “music” as a toddler; then, the narrator remarked, “Who says gwagala means music? ‘You do, Nicholas.’” In echoing that moment here, the story at once emphasizes the ultimate arbitrariness Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusan
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Janet Fisk Character Timeline in Frindle
The timeline below shows where the character Janet Fisk appears in Frindle. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1: Nick
...blackbird noise but Mrs. Avery couldn't identify which student was doing it. She wrongfully accused Janet Fisk but apologized when she realized she’d made a mistake. Nick apologized to Janet at...
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Chapter 6: The Big Idea
Later that afternoon, Nick and Janet walk home together. They walk one after the other on the edge of the curb,...
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Absorbed in his thoughts, Nick bumps into Janet, knocking her off the curb and sending the gold pen flying. Nick apologizes, picks up...
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...friends goes in after school and asks the lady for a frindle. By the time Janet asks for a frindle on the sixth day, the lady knows exactly what she's talking...
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