The popular author of "Frindle" is back with "The Losers Club," another pitch-perfect story of school friendships. Or should we say school enemies? Yes, Alec Spencer has a problem he fears could render him friendless. He can鈥檛 stop reading. 鈥淪ome people had comfort food, but Alec had comfort books 鈥� stories so familiar that they made reading feel like coasting downhill on a bike鈥︹�� Now, those books are ruining his grades, and his parents have a solution: Alec must stop reading in class. Or else.
When he and his brother begin after-school care, Alec discovers that joining a club is part of the deal. His former friend, now potential enemy, is a show-off who runs the Active Games group. Alec has no intention of playing kickball for two and a half hours. Instead, he鈥檒l start a new club for book nerds. Not the kind that encourages conversation. All Alec wants to do is read.
But the Extended Day鈥檚 supervisor requires two members to begin a club. The sixth-grader finds a fellow bookworm, a girl he might just have a tiny crush on. Soon, they鈥檝e had to add extra tables. So much for calling it a Losers Club. Even when the kids in Active Games keep lobbing kickballs toward their table, the Losers鈥� books stay open.
An easy read for grades 3-7, this breezy novel includes a recommended reading list. It's a perfect book for those of us who believe that losing yourself in a good book might just solve a few of life鈥檚 problems.
