The Losers Club

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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 and 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 Download The Losers Club – kino-fada.fr E ARC from Netgalley.comAlec is one of those kids who loves to readthan he loves school It is his solace and refuge, and on the very first day of school, he is sent to the principal s office for reading instead of doing his work in art class The principal informs him that if he doesn t mend his ways and do better in his classes, she will recommend him for a summer program for study skills Not wanting to spend six weeks of his summer back in school, Alec does try to pay attention, but th E ARC from Netgalley.comAlec is one of those kids who loves to readthan he loves school It is his solace and refuge, and on the very first day of school, he is sent to the principal s office for reading instea...I want to join the Losers Club Alec, named by his parents for Alec Guinness loves to read He starts a club at school so he can read for fun He wants to keep the numbers low so he names it the losers club Nina is also a co founding member and she is new to school.I love hearing them talk about a book how good it is Many I have read and a few I haven t and now I feel like I really need to I love Alec I love how he works through his problems He is a pretty even headed kid I found myself I want to join the Losers Club Alec, named by his parents for Alec Guinness loves to read He starts a club at school so he can read for fun He wants to keep the numbers low so he names it the losers club Nina is also a co founding member and she is new to school.I love hearing them talk about a book how good it is Many I have read and a few I haven t and now I feel like I really need to I love A...Mandatory middle grade purchase and read aloud, this story speaks directly to the heart of every bookworm on earth Thanks to Random House Kids for providing me with a advance review copy of this title all opinions are my own I honestly feel like Clements wrote this book for and about ME the child kept in from recess for reading during class, the child who avoided all humans so she could read, the adult who needs quiet reading time every single day, the adult who avoids all humans so she c Mandatory middle grade purchase and read aloud, this story speaks directly to the heart of every bookworm on earth Thanks to Random House Kids for providing me with a advance review copy of this title all opinions are my own I honestly feel like Clements wrote this book for and about ME the child kept in from recess for reading during class, the child who avoided all humans so she could read, the adult who needs quiet reading time every single day, the adult who avoids all humans so she can read, the teacher who both understands and gets frustrated with students who are reading during class, the librarian who harbors recess refugees in the library The summary of this book will tell you everything you need to know about the storyline, but what I will tell you here as a librarian, teacher, mom and quintessential bookworm is that this is a mandatory middle grade purchase It s a required middle grade read aloud I d recommend it ...See this review andat my blog teachingtransition.wordpress.comSummary Alec s got a problem His parents started new jobs, which means he has to stay at school until 6pm, and there aren t any clubs set up for what Alec really wants to do Which is to just sit and read So he starts his own club, calls it The Losers Club so nobody bothers him and he just sits And reads.That plan to sit alone and read is foiled when new girl Nina joins the club She also likes to sit and read Worse yet See this review andat my blog teachingtransition.wordpress.comSummary Alec s got a problem His parents started new jobs, which means he has to stay at school until 6pm, and there aren t any clubs set up for what Alec really wants to do Which is to just sit and read So he starts his own club, calls it The Losers Club so nobody bothers him and he just sits And reads.That plan to sit alone and read is foiled when new girl Nina joins the club She also likes to sit and read Worse yet for Alec, bully Kent has eyes on Nina, and Alec thinks she s kind of cute, too Soon enough The Losers Club isn t exactly The Losers Club...This was such a great book for anyone who loves to read Alec enjoys reading so much, that his principal has to ban him from reading His solution create a reading club where he can spend hours after school reading What sta...This one was so cuteWe lose ourselves in books for hours and hours books about all kinds of people and different places Then we come back and bring things with us I picked up this ARC at the Texas Librarian conference Andrew Clements is one of my favorite authors and it was a joy to get to hear him speak and meet him briefly I should start by saying I have never read a book by Clements that I have not liked some I like better than others, but I like them all This one, which is newly released, ranks in the top five Way back when, Frindle, Clements first chapter book was a Bluebonnet nominee, I loved it so much I bought one for every teacher at the s I picked up this ARC at the Texas Librarian conference Andrew Clements is one of my favorite authors and it was a joy to get to hear him speak and meet him briefly I should start by saying I have never read a book by Clements that I have not liked some I l...Great book for kids, especially for kids who d rather read than pay attention in class However, as an adult, there were too many holes in the plot and the rainbow at the end was a bit too shiny For one thing, why can t Alec do recreational reading during after school daycare Has anyone ever heard of this being forbidden And the club scenario are there really kids who want to do origami for three hours after school every day It seemed strange that the kids had to commit to a club, sports or Great book for kids, especially for kids who d rather read than pay attention in class However, as an adult, there were too many holes in the plot and the rainbow at the end was a bit too shiny For one thing, why can t Alec do recreational reading during after school daycare Has anyone ever heard of this being forbidden And the club scenario are there really kids who want to do origami for three hours after school every day It seemed strange that the kids had to commit to a club, sports or homework, and that they couldn t do anything non homework related ...Satisfying middle grade book about books and reading My eight year old calls it one of his favorites Quite nice as a school story with great, believable characters, real warmth, and a sense of humor.An absolute love letter to reading and getting lost within a book and what a book can do for a reader.

The Losers Club
  • English
  • 25 February 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 231 pages
  • Andrew Clements
  • The Losers Club