Whoa! Just got an awesome email from the good folks at Scholastic. Thank you, people! It's really amazing that five years after this little neon novel got birthed (oboyo am I old), people are still thinking and talking about
Losers.
(And: the other people on the list! Raina Telgemeier, who did the amazing Baby-Sitters' Club adaptations [that are actually brilliant, srsly]! Michael freakin' Northrop!)
Great news! – the following Scholastic titles are included in lists just announced by the ALA, selected at the recent ALA Midwinter Convention in Seattle.
2013 ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults·
Prom and Prejudice, by Elizabeth Eulberg
(A Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults Top Ten Title)·
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie, by Jordan Sonnenblick
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Drama, by Raina Telgemeier
(A Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults Top Ten Title)·
Does My Head Look Big in This?, by Randa Abdel-Fattah
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All the Broken Pieces, by Ann Burg
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Born Confused, by Tanuja Desai Hidier
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Losers, by Matthue Roth·
Green Heart, by Alice Hoffman
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Bluford High: Search for Safety, by John Langan
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Trapped, by Michael Northrup
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Smile, by Raina Telgemeier