This is the first book in the award-nominated Extraordinary Losers series. So the Extraordinary Losers are just a little bit different. There's Clandestino. Odd name, eeeww habits. There's Janice. Drama (and donut) queen. There's M-Mu-Mu-Mundi who is brainy and quiet... And then there's poetry-loving Darryl De. Okay, maybe not a little different. A LOT different, with a whole load of weird thrown in. But when they form an unexpected alliance, the incredible happens. It's time to use their powers. Together. It's time to be Extraordinary. This is their story right here, right now. And it all begins with a mysterious note...

The exlosers are back! Darryl, Clandestino, Mundi and Janice find themselves entangled in another mystery! Weird images appear on the walls of Brightstar Primary School. Then, an act of arson. Is someone trying to send the school a message? Time is running out and they have to uncover the truth before one of them gets framed! Meanwhile, there's that dreaded basketball match against the Pros! Can they be extraordinary? Will their powers help them or hinder them? or will it be too late...

It is Sports Day and Clandestino is up against the PROS in the ultimate Brightstar race! The anticipation is killing Darryl, Mundi and Janice - this may be their friend's chance to finally lose his 'loser' status. Then, one of them is taken captive and disappears. Someone out there is playing a game of a different sort. Who could be behind it? Can the Extraordinary Losers outplay the kidnapper at his deadly game? Find out in this thrilling adventure that will reveal a dark secret — that you should trust no one, not even the one who has kidnapped your heart...