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"A fictional story about a boy trying to write a dictionary and struggling to find the right definitions"
August 21, 2026

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Novel About a Boy Writing a Dictionary and Defining Words

In Natalie Babbitt's fantasy novel The Search for Delicious, a young boy named Gaylen is tasked by the King's Prime Minister with helping compile a dictionary. When the entire kingdom cannot agree on the proper definition for the word "delicious," Gaylen embarks on a quest to survey the people.

Confirmed match: The Search for Delicious (Ariel Book) by Natalie Babbitt

The boy who loved words
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The boy who loved words

Roni Schotter

2006
2 editions
No Cover
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Boy Who Loved Words

Roni Schotter, Giselle Potter

2006
2 editions
The Search for Delicious
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The Search for Delicious

Natalie Babbitt

1969
15 editions
The Search for Delicious (Ariel Book)
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The Search for Delicious (Ariel Book)

Natalie Babbitt

1969
1 edition
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Frindle

Andrew Clements

1999
3 editions
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