Loser - Softcover

Jerry Spinelli

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0439460794 ISBN 13: 9780439460798

Publisher: Scholastic Book Services, 2003

Synopsis

Donald Zinkoff is one of the greatest kids you could ever hope to meet. He laughs easily, he likes people, he loves school, he tries to rescue lost girls in blizzards, he talks to old ladies. The only problem is, he's a loser. Until fourth grade, Zinkoff's uncontrollable giggling in class, sloppy handwriting, horrible flute playing, bad grades, clumsiness, and ineptitude at sports go largely unnoticed. When he blows a race for his team, however, his transition to loserdom is complete: "[Loser] is the word. It is Zinkoff's new name. It is not in the roll book." Fortunately, he doesn't really notice. As he did in Stargirl, Newbery Medal-winning author Jerry Spinelli again explores the cruelty of a student body and how it does and doesn't affect one student, pure of spirit. Presumably if Loser makes one child view a "different kid" as a three-dimensional character, Spinelli will consider his book successful.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic Book Services
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0439460794
• ISBN 13: 9780439460798
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 217