The Losers Club by Andrew Clements
Hello, Readers!
This week fourth grade book club kids are reading The Losers Club by Andrew Clements. Does the name of that club catch your attention? Would you want to join a "losers" club? The main character in this school story, Alec, knows exactly what he is doing when he names his club "The Losers Club". He doesn't want anyone to join him.
Sixth grader Alec can’t put a good book down.
So when Principal Vance lays down the law—pay attention in class, or else—Alec takes action. He can’t lose all his reading time, so he starts a club. A club he intends to be the only member of. After all, reading isn’t a team sport, and no one would want to join something called the Losers Club, right? But as more and more kids find their way to Alec’s club—including his ex-friend turned bully and the girl Alec is maybe starting to like—Alec notices something. Real life might be messier than his favorite books, but it’s just as interesting.
With The Losers Club, Andrew Clements brings us a new school story that’s a love letter to books and to reading and that reminds us that sometimes the best stories are the ones that happen off the page—our own!
Possible Discussion Questions:
- Which character did you like/dislike the most? Why?
- Which scene did you find to be funniest?
- How did Alec change over the course of the story?
- How did Lily change over the course of the story?
- Why do you think Kent changed from being a friend to being a bully to Alec? Do you think Kent decided to be a friend to Alec by the end of the story?
- How did Alec's dad help him? Do you think his dad's advice was helpful?
- The meaning of the club's name, "losers", took on different meaning by the end of the book. What did "losers" mean at the beginning, and what did "losers" mean at the end?
- What message do you think Andrew Clements wanted the reader to take away from this story?
- Which books are you interested in reading (or have you already read) from The Losers Club book list?
Curriculum Connections:
- Reading (enjoying great books, starting a book club)
- Life Skills (problem solving, friendships)
- Physical Education (kickball, basketball)
What 4th Grade Book Club Members Thought:
- Our rating: 4.7 out of 5
- "My favorite part was when Alec made Kent be in the club he hated for a week. And he actually liked it." --Addie
- "My favorite part was when Kent got a homerun." --Jeb
- "One question I wondered was why was Kent so mean?" --Hailey
- "My favorite part was when Alec made/the club The Losers Club." --Anjulia
- "How come Kent was Alec's friend and then bullied him?" --Addie
- "My favorite part was the end." --Theo
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