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Review
Sixth grader Alec Spencer spends most of his time reading—in real life he’s harassed by his neighbor and former friend Kent and books are a welcome escape. But Alec’s constant reading is putting him in the academic danger zone (summer school is a distinct possibility). At the after school program Alec is participating in the options are to do homework join a club or create one; just sitting and reading isn’t allowed. So he starts a club for silent reading and calls it the Losers Club to keep membership small though he does invite new student Nina. But others soon want to join and both Alec and Kent develop a crush on Nina. Inveterate readers will instantly relate to Alec’s passion and plight and Clements (The Map Trap) once again effectively taps into the challenges of middle school social politics and mapping out one’s identity. This empathetic coming of age journey makes it clear how limiting and pointless labels can be and that both books and real life have quite a bit to offer. Ages 8–12. Agent: Amy Berkower Writers House. (Aug.)" Publishers Weekly Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved."
Synopsis
The beloved New York Times bestselling author of the modern classic Frindle celebrates books and the joy of reading with a new school story to love
Sixth grader Alec can't put a good book down.
So when Principal Vance lays down the law--pay attention in class, or else--Alec takes action. He can't lose all his reading time, so he starts a club. A club he intends to be the only member of. After all, reading isn't a team sport, and no one would want to join something called the Losers Club, right? But as more and more kids find their way to Alec's club--including his ex-friend turned bully and the girl Alec is maybe starting to like--Alec notices something. Real life might be messier than his favorite books, but it's just as interesting.
With The Losers Club, Andrew Clements brings us a new school story that's a love letter to books and to reading and that reminds us that sometimes the best stories are the ones that happen off the page--our own
Praise for Andrew Clements
"Clements is a genius." --The New York Times
"We have never read an Andrew Clements book that we haven't loved." --The Washington Post