Loser
Readers rate it 4.1 (28 on Hardcover)
224 pages · Released May 1, 2002 · HarperCollins
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A note for parents
Loser is a heartwarming coming-of-age story about a boy who is socially rejected but maintains his optimism and self-worth through family love and internal resilience. The book handles themes of bullying and social isolation with sensitivity, showing how kindness and persistence matter more than fitting in. There is no profanity, violence, or sexual content; the only mature element is the emotional weight of peer rejection, which is age-appropriate to explore at this level.
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Even though his classmates from first grade on have considered him strange and a loser, Donald Zinkoff's optimism and exuberance and the support of his loving family do not allow him to feel that way about himself. Even though his classmates from first grade on have considered him strange and a loser, Donald Zinkoff's optimism and exuberance and the support of his loving family do not allow him to feel that way about himself.
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- Juvenile Fiction
- Young Adult
- Family
- Fiction
- Families
- Elementary schools
- Family life
- Schools
- Self-acceptance
- Individuality
- Children's fiction
- Self-acceptance, fiction
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ISBN 9780060004835 · HarperCollins