Loser

By Jerry Spinelli

Price: $15.99

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Loser

By Jerry Spinelli

Price: $15.99

About the Book

There are winners everywhere …. The sidewalks. The backyards. The alleyways. The playgrounds …

Except for Zinkoff. Zinkoff never wins.

But Zinkoff doesn’t notice. Neither do the other pups.

Not yet.

Zinkoff is like all kids — running, playing, riding his bike. Hoping for snow days, wanting to be his dad when he grows up.

Zinkoff is not like the other kids — raising his hand with all the wrong answers, tripping over his own feet, falling down with laughter over a word like “Jabip.” The kids have their own word to describe him, but Zinkoff is too busy to hear it.

Once again, Newbery Medal-winning author Jerry Spinelli uses great wit and humor to create the unique story of Zinkoff as he travels from first through sixth grades. Loser is a touching book about the human spirit, the importance of failure, and how any name can someday be replaced with “hero.”

Product Details

ISBN: 9780060001933
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: May 7, 2002
List price: $15.99
No of pages: 224
Trim Size: 5.810 in (w) x 8.530 in (h) x 0.810 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Bullying
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings
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Jerry Spinelli

Biography

Jerry Spinelli received the Newbery Medal for Maniac Magee and a Newbery Honor for Wringer. His other books include Stargirl; Love, Stargirl; Smiles to Go; Loser; Jake and Lily; Hokey Pokey; and The Warden’s Daughter. His novels are recognized for their humor and poignancy, and his characters and situations are often drawn from his real-life experience as a father of six children. Jerry lives with his wife, Eileen, also a writer, in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

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About the Book

There are winners everywhere …. The sidewalks. The backyards. The alleyways. The playgrounds …

Except for Zinkoff. Zinkoff never wins.

But Zinkoff doesn’t notice. Neither do the other pups.

Not yet.

Zinkoff is like all kids — running, playing, riding his bike. Hoping for snow days, wanting to be his dad when he grows up.

Zinkoff is not like the other kids — raising his hand with all the wrong answers, tripping over his own feet, falling down with laughter over a word like “Jabip.” The kids have their own word to describe him, but Zinkoff is too busy to hear it.

Once again, Newbery Medal-winning author Jerry Spinelli uses great wit and humor to create the unique story of Zinkoff as he travels from first through sixth grades. Loser is a touching book about the human spirit, the importance of failure, and how any name can someday be replaced with “hero.”

Product Details

ISBN: 9780060001933
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: May 7, 2002
List price: $15.99
No of pages: 224
Trim Size: 5.810 in (w) x 8.530 in (h) x 0.810 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Bullying
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings
BISAC 4:
BISAC 5:
BISAC 6:

Jerry Spinelli

Biography

Jerry Spinelli received the Newbery Medal for Maniac Magee and a Newbery Honor for Wringer. His other books include Stargirl; Love, Stargirl; Smiles to Go; Loser; Jake and Lily; Hokey Pokey; and The Warden’s Daughter. His novels are recognized for their humor and poignancy, and his characters and situations are often drawn from his real-life experience as a father of six children. Jerry lives with his wife, Eileen, also a writer, in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

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