{"product_id":"the-losers-club-andrew-clements-paperback","title":"The Losers Club -- Andrew Clements, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\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\/strong\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\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Rhode Island Children's Book Award (2019)\n\nWinner of the International Reading Association and Children's Book Council: Children's Choices List (2018)\n\n\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Garden State Children's Book Award (2020)\n\n2021 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee\n\nA Kansas William White Master List Selection (2018 \u0026amp; 2019)\n\nAn Arkansas Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award Nominee (2019)\n\nA California Young Reader Medal Nominee (2019)\n\nA Nebraska Golden Sower Award Nominee (2019)\n\nA Virginia Young Readers Program Award Nominee (2019)\n\nA Minnesota Maud Heart Lovelace Award Nominee (2019) A Missouri Mark Twain Award Nominee (2019)\n\nAn Oregon Reader's Choice Award Nominee (2019)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Losers Club\u003c\/i\u003e!\n\n\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\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for Andrew Clements!\u003c\/b\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\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Andrew Clements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yearling Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.5\" H x 5.1\" L x 0.7\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780399557583\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012659527834,"sku":"9780399557583","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/3015\/4138\/files\/9780399557583_0c42ef78-7a98-45b6-a677-43fea8f157bc.jpg?v=1774813431","url":"https:\/\/unclejonsbookfactory.com\/products\/the-losers-club-andrew-clements-paperback","provider":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}