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Gr 3–6—Sixth grader Alec, a true bibliophile, would rather read for pleasure than listen to his teachers, which often lands him in trouble with his parents, his teachers, and the principal. When Alec joins the after-school program, he is forced to pick a club, and quietly reading is not an option. Alec comes up with a plan to create a club that no kid would ever want to join, the Losers Club, where he can sit alone and read. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

There's a pattern we've come to expect from Clements's middle-grade novels (beginning with Frindle, rev. 11/96): a kid gets a big idea and sees it through to results neither he (usually he) nor readers expect. Here, all sixth-grader Alec wants to do is read. When forced by the afterschool program to join or create a club, he comes up with the Losers Club, whose name he feels will sufficiently put off ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

There's a pattern we've come to expect from Clements's middle-grade novels (beginning with Frindle, rev. 11/96): a kid gets a big idea and sees it through to results neither he (usually he) nor readers expect. Here, all sixth-grader Alec wants to do is read. When forced by the afterschool program to join or create a club, he comes up with the Losers Club, whose name he feels will sufficiently put off ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More