Il club dei perdenti

I want to join the Losers Club. Alec, named by his parents for Alec Guinness loves to read. He starts a club at school so he can read for fun. He wants to keep the numbers low so he names it the losers club. Nina is also a co-founding member and she is new to school. I love hearing them talk about a Leggi tutto

Mandatory middle grade purchase and read aloud, this story speaks directly to the heart of every bookworm on earth! Thanks to Random House Kids for providing me with a advance review copy of this title - all opinions are my own. I honestly feel like Clements wrote this book for and about ME - the c

Three and a half stars. Inquiring minds want to know: is it really possible for a perfectly sharpened number two Ticonderoga pencil to puncture a kickball blasted the length of a school gym?

See this review and more at my blog: teachingtransition.wordpress.com Summary: Alec’s got a problem. His parents started new jobs, which means he has to stay at school until 6pm, and there aren’t any clubs set up for what Alec really wants to do …. Which is to just sit and read. So he starts his own c Leggi tutto

Great book for kids, especially for kids who'd rather read than pay attention in class. However, as an adult, there were too many holes in the plot and the rainbow at the end was a bit too shiny. For one thing, why can't Alec do recreational reading during after school daycare? Has anyone ever heard Leggi tutto

I am in love with Andrew Clements. He has done it again. Given us a book that feels like it was pulled straight out of a grade school classroom with such a true and honest kid voice. And no I wasn't crying at the end. It was just dry in my car and my eyes were trying to adjust.

This one was so cute! "We lose ourselves in books for hours and hours- books about all kinds of people and different places. Then we come back and bring things with us."