

Loser
Author: Jerry Spinelli
Narrator: Steve Buscemi
Unabridged: 3 hr 53 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 01/08/2008
Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes, Bullying
Author: Jerry Spinelli
Narrator: Steve Buscemi
Unabridged: 3 hr 53 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 01/08/2008
Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes, Bullying
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.
Steve Buscemi was born in Brooklyn, NY. He has appeared in more than 50 films including Fargo, Reservoir Dogs, Living in Oblivion and The Impostors. He also wrote and directed the film Trees Lounge. On television, he has appeared on L.A. Law and Homicide: Life on the Street.
This is just totally excellent and beautiful. Donald Zinkoff is a really special kid. He doesn't "get" other kids, really, but most of the time he has so much fun with his life that it doesn't really matter. He laughs so hard at words that he thinks are funny that he falls out of his chair and can't......more
With a name like LOSER, I really expected to hate this book and feel sorry for the main character throughout the entire story. The story is written with an omniscient narrator, and even though the plot could focus on the kids that teased Zinkoff, it focuses on Zinkoff's positive attitudes despite hi......more
zinkoff, The dreamer and simply boy I love him and, It is realy good book for the bedtime day after day to the children :)......more
Intial reaction is the book was disappointing. I read this after reading Schooled by Korman which also was very dissappointing so that could have affected my reaction to this book. Frist off this book is a character study and I perfer books with plot. The book also like Schooled is about a character......more