# Loser

**Author:** Jerry Spinelli
**Grade range:** Grades 4–6
**Age range:** 9–11
**First published:** 2002
**Page count:** 224
**Genre:** Realistic Fiction
**ISBN-13:** `9780007143788`
**ISBN-10:** `000714377X`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/loser
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Themes

- families
- family
- elementary schools
- family life

## Where this book is assigned

### Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award

- **recommended** · 4th grade · Arkansas — [source: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award — Arkansas's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-6): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://www.fortsmithlibrary.org/sites/default/files/2024-07/CharlieMaySimonWinners.2023-24.pdf)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · Arkansas — [source: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award — Arkansas's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-6): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://www.fortsmithlibrary.org/sites/default/files/2024-07/CharlieMaySimonWinners.2023-24.pdf)
- **recommended** · 6th grade · Arkansas — [source: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award — Arkansas's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-6): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://www.fortsmithlibrary.org/sites/default/files/2024-07/CharlieMaySimonWinners.2023-24.pdf)

### Great Lakes Great Books Award

- **recommended** · 4th grade · Michigan — [source: Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) — Michigan's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 2-82-34-): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://michiganreading.org/Great-Lakes-Great-Books)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · Michigan — [source: Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) — Michigan's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 2-82-34-): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://michiganreading.org/Great-Lakes-Great-Books)
- **recommended** · 6th grade · Michigan — [source: Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) — Michigan's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 2-82-34-): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://michiganreading.org/Great-Lakes-Great-Books)

### Maine Student Book Award

- **recommended** · 4th grade · Maine — [source: Maine Student Book Award — Maine's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-8): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://www.librarything.com/award/183.1/Maine-Student-Book-Award-Winner)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · Maine — [source: Maine Student Book Award — Maine's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-8): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://www.librarything.com/award/183.1/Maine-Student-Book-Award-Winner)
- **recommended** · 6th grade · Maine — [source: Maine Student Book Award — Maine's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-8): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://www.librarything.com/award/183.1/Maine-Student-Book-Award-Winner)

### Nebraska Golden Sower Award

- **recommended** · 3rd grade · Nebraska — [source: Nebraska Library Association — Golden Sower Award past winners, 2005 winner (Chapter Book)](https://nlc.nebraska.gov/Youth/GoldenSowerPastWinnersandNominees.pdf)
- **recommended** · 4th grade · Nebraska — [source: Nebraska Library Association — Golden Sower Award past winners, 2005 winner (Chapter Book)](https://nlc.nebraska.gov/Youth/GoldenSowerPastWinnersandNominees.pdf)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · Nebraska — [source: Nebraska Library Association — Golden Sower Award past winners, 2005 winner (Chapter Book)](https://nlc.nebraska.gov/Youth/GoldenSowerPastWinnersandNominees.pdf)

### Vermont Golden Dome Book Award

- **recommended** · 4th grade · Vermont — [source: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (formerly Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award) — winner list 1957-2020 via Wikipedia — 2004 winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Canfield_Fisher_Children%27s_Book_Award)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · Vermont — [source: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (formerly Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award) — winner list 1957-2020 via Wikipedia — 2004 winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Canfield_Fisher_Children%27s_Book_Award)
- **recommended** · 6th grade · Vermont — [source: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (formerly Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award) — winner list 1957-2020 via Wikipedia — 2004 winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Canfield_Fisher_Children%27s_Book_Award)
- **recommended** · 7th grade · Vermont — [source: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (formerly Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award) — winner list 1957-2020 via Wikipedia — 2004 winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Canfield_Fisher_Children%27s_Book_Award)
- **recommended** · 8th grade · Vermont — [source: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (formerly Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award) — winner list 1957-2020 via Wikipedia — 2004 winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Canfield_Fisher_Children%27s_Book_Award)

### Virginia Readers' Choice

- **recommended** · 6th grade · Virginia — [source: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 2004-2005 winner (Middle)](https://vslatoday.org/VRC-past-titles)
- **recommended** · 7th grade · Virginia — [source: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 2004-2005 winner (Middle)](https://vslatoday.org/VRC-past-titles)
- **recommended** · 8th grade · Virginia — [source: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 2004-2005 winner (Middle)](https://vslatoday.org/VRC-past-titles)

### William Allen White Children's Book Award

- **recommended** · 4th grade · Kansas — [source: Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — winner list (grades 3-5 + 6-8 divisions) via Wikipedia — 2005 winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Allen_White_Children%27s_Book_Award)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · Kansas — [source: Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — winner list (grades 3-5 + 6-8 divisions) via Wikipedia — 2005 winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Allen_White_Children%27s_Book_Award)
- **recommended** · 6th grade · Kansas — [source: Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — winner list (grades 3-5 + 6-8 divisions) via Wikipedia — 2005 winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Allen_White_Children%27s_Book_Award)
- **recommended** · 7th grade · Kansas — [source: Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — winner list (grades 3-5 + 6-8 divisions) via Wikipedia — 2005 winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Allen_White_Children%27s_Book_Award)
- **recommended** · 8th grade · Kansas — [source: Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — winner list (grades 3-5 + 6-8 divisions) via Wikipedia — 2005 winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Allen_White_Children%27s_Book_Award)

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