| Booktalk
#1
Donald Zinkoff is a loser but
he doesn't know it. He's the kid who wore a giraffe hat on the first
day of first grade and giggles uncontrollably. He's the kind of kid
others will often say is a "geek" or a "dork". But Donald Zinkoff
doesn't car. When Donald Zinkoff is happy he likes to shout "Yahoo!"
One day, a little girl is missing in a blizzard and Donald gives his all
to try and find her. Is Donald Zinkoff really a loser? You
decide. Read Loser by Jerry Spinelli. (New
Hampshire Great Stone Face Committee)
Booktalk #2
Meet Donald Zinkoff.
We've all known a kid like him somewhere in our school days. He's
just there. He's just part of the scenery like the cars parked by
the side of the road or the green plastic cans on trash day. He's
not anyone you give much thought to. Except he seems to be having
more fun than you. He seems to see the world just a bit differently.
Donald doesn't see his shortcomings. As he grows from 1st grade through
middle school, other students do become more aware of Donald's clumsiness,
lack of good grades, lack of friends. By the time he's in 5th grade,
the word "loser" is being used when anyone talks about him. Donald
doesn't see it though. He doesn't see himself as a loser. Will
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