num_pages: 218
description: From renowned Newbery-winning author Jerry Spinelli comes a powerful story about how not fitting in just might lead to an incredible life. This classic book is perfect for fans of Gordon Korman and Carl Hiaasen.Just like other kids, Zinkoff rides his bike, hopes for snow days, and wants to be like his dad when he grows up. But Zinkoff also raises his hand with all the wrong answers, trips over his own feet, and falls down with laughter over a word like "Jabip."Other kids have their own word to describe him, but Zinkoff is too busy to hear it. He doesn't know he's not like everyone else. And one winter night, Zinkoff's differences show that any name can someday become "hero."With some of his finest writing to date and great wit and humor, Jerry Spinelli creates a story about a boy's individuality surpassing the need to fit in and the genuine importance of failure. As readers follow Zinkoff from first through sixth grade, it becomes impossible not to identify with and root for him through failures and triumphs.The perfect classroom read.
language: English
title: Loser
titlecomplete: Loser
genres: Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Coming Of Age, Chapter Books, Childrens, School, Juvenile, Young Adult, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 20533
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: William Allen White Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Washington State Sasquatch Award
publisher: HarperCollins