{"product_id":"the-losers-club-9780399557583","title":"The Losers Club","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe beloved \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the modern classic \u003ci\u003eFrindle\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates books and the joy of reading with a new school story to love \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sixth grader Alec can't put a good book down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So when Principal Vance lays down the law--pay attention in class, or \u003ci\u003eelse\u003c\/i\u003e--Alec takes action. He can't lose all his reading time, so he starts a club. A club he \u003ci\u003eintends\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e the girl Alec is maybe starting to like--Alec notices something. Real life might be messier than his favorite books, but it's\u003ci\u003e just \u003c\/i\u003eas interesting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With \u003ci\u003eThe Losers Club, \u003c\/i\u003e 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  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Losers Club\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e* \"Clements's latest is engaging and funny. A laugh-out-loud first purchase for all middle grade collections, and a solid read-aloud choice for classrooms.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Clements is out to celebrate reading in all its obsessiveness, and...tosses in shout-outs to a passel of other writers.  The Losers Club] gives fried bookworms everywhere the satisfaction of knowing that friends may desert them (if only temporarily) but books never will. \"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Andrew Clements \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Clements is a genius.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"We have never read an Andrew Clements book that we haven't loved.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yearling Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399557583\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e189638 \/ Losers Club\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Andrew Clements","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36637079535772,"sku":"9780399557583","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bbee8987-d7eb-4d68-859f-dcac30b775d1.jpg?v=1603843828","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-losers-club-9780399557583","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}