Loser (13 page)

Authors: Jerry Spinelli

About the Author

JERRY SPINELLI is one of the most gifted storytellers in contemporary children's literature. His books include the Newbery Medal winner
MANIAC MAGEE; LOSER; STARGIRL; CRASH; SPACE STATION SEVENTH GRADE; JASON AND MARCELINE; WHO PUT THAT HAIR IN MY TOOTHBRUSH?; THERE'S A GIRL IN MY HAMMERLOCK; THE LIBRARY CARD;
and
KNOTS IN MY YO-YO STRING
, his autobiography. Jerry Spinelli lives with his wife, Eileen, who is also a writer, in Williamstown, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Gettysburg College.

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PRAISE
AND AWARDS FOR
LOSER:

“Spinelli demonstrates the differences between those who can continue to see with the more compassionate âlittle-kid eyes' and those who lose sight of what is truly important.”

â
Publishers Weekly
(starred review)

“A deft balance of the straightforward and the unusual.”

âThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

“Zinkoff is a flawed but tough kid with an unshakable optimism that readers will find endearing.”

âSchool Library Journal

“A touching, sharply realized novel.”

âFamily Fun Magazine

“Spinelli, a writer of immense talent, injects humor, empathy, and a real sense of joy into this loving portrait of a true original.”

â
Seattle PostâIntelligencer

“A good family read-aloud.”

âChicago Tribune

“Zinkoff is a loser in some ways, but a real winner in the end.”

âPhiladelphia Inquirer

“You have to love Donald Zinkoff.”

âOrlando Sentinel

A
Publishers Weekly
Best Book

New York Public Library's
“One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing”

Family Fun Magazine
's Best New Books

OTHER BOOKS BY JERRY SPINELLI

Wringer

Maniac Magee

Space Station Seventh Grade

Jason and Marceline

Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush?

There's a Girl in My Hammerlock

Crash

The Library Card

Stargirl

Copyright

LOSER
. Copyright Â© 2002 by Jerry Spinelli. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

ePub Edition January 2008 ISBN 9780061756825

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