In this realistic fiction story by Andrew Clements, Alec just wants to read. He loses himself in stories. He prefers them to his real life. But in the after-school program he is not allowed. He is forced to participate in the Activities or one of the Clubs. He decides to make his own club - a reading club. But he doesn't want to be disturbed and have a ton of kids in it, so he calls it the Losers Club. He soon realizes that there are kids just like him - bookworms - and his club becomes more popular than he ever imagined. And he also realizes, that books can not be a substitute for really living. There was a bit of middle-school crushing happening in this book, but other that that, it was perfectly suitable for 4th and 5th graders. It is on the Great Stone Face list this year. (FIC CLE)
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