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Lubar, David.
SLEEPING FRESHMEN NEVER LIE
New York : Dutton Children's Books, 2005.
IL YA
ISBN 0525473114

(7 booktalks)

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Booktalk #1

Ah, 9th grade.  Freshmen year.  New beginnings.  Scott is looking forward to it and yet he is a bit nervous.  As he readies himself for his big year, his home life seems to get complicated by the return of his older brother and the announcement that his mother is having another baby.  Scott's year doesn't go as planned and through a series of hilarious misadventures, we see him change and grow.  Throughout it all, he writes a series of letters to his yet unborn sibling as a manual for how to survive your freshmen year.  These include lessons in lost friends, unattainable girls, new friends and unexpected secrets from the family.

Booktalk #2

Welcome to Scott Hudson''s freshman year of high school.

• He isn't the handsomest or most popular guy around and he doesn't have a clue as to how to talk to Julia, the girl who once shared his peanut butter crackers and has morphed into the hot chick over the summer.
• Seniors smack him on the head on the bus.
• He doesn't have classes with his best friends.
• His Spanish teacher has a thick French accent.
• His gym teacher is seriously demented and is surely out to kill him.
• And his homework load? Enormous.

Then, in trying to get Julia’s attention, he finds himself covering sports for the school newspaper, working on the school play and running for the student council. And on top of all of this, his parents have announced that they're having a baby. He's so in over his head—there aren't enough hours in the day for everything!

Will Scott eventually find his place in the confusing world of high school? Will he ever win Julia’s heart? And most importantly, will he ever get any sleep?

(Booktalk by Amy Rodda, Booktalking Colorado for the Evergreen Young Adult Book award, 2007-2008)

Booktalk #3

Scott Hudson is small, lost and a Freshman. The seniors trap him and take his spare change. His honors homework keeps him up all night, and his gym teacher is trying to kill him. To top it off, his mother is pregnant. He starts a journal to the unborn baby, and with comical entries he begins to cope with his life.  (Florida Teen Reads nominee, 2007-2008)

Booktalk #4

A laugh-out-loud novel about surviving freshman year in high school.  Scott Hudson uses a series of journal entries to his unborn baby brother, who he has nicknamed “Smelly,” to give tips and advice about everything from avoiding bullies and seniors to why you should not join the wrestling team.  (“Two things get rubbed on that mat, butts and faces.  This can’t be good for my complexion.”) This sure-fire hit from David Lubar will fly off your shelves.  (New Hampshire Isinglass Teen Read Award committee)

Booktalk #5

Welcome to Scott Hudson''s freshman year of high school. He isn''t the handsomest or most popular guy around and he doesn''t have a clue as to how to talk to Julia who once shared his peanut butter crackers and has morphed into the hot chick over the summer. Seniors smack him on the head on the bus. He doesn''t have classes with his best friends. His Spanish teacher has a thick French accent. His gym teacher is seriously demented and is surely out to kill him. And his homework load is enormous. Then, in trying to get Julia’s attention, he finds himself covering sports for the school newspaper, working on the school play and running for the student council. And on top of all of this, his parents have announced that they''re having a baby. He may be in way over his head. Will Scott eventually find his place in the confusing world of high school? Will he ever win Julia’s heart? And most importantly, will he ever get enough shut-eye?
(By Amy Rodda, http://booktalkingcolorado.ppld.org, Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award Nominees 2009) 

Booktalk #6

Over the summer I read a book named Sleeping Freshman Never Lies .this book is about a boy named Scott and he going to high school for the very first time and he is nerves because its he’s first day of high school. the night Scott gets home he’s mom and dad have a secret but they slip it out during dinner the news that the mom is  pregnant and Scott is very shocked and surprise and as he leaves the room he thinks about how he’s life’s going to change with a baby in the house. He was the only child now he’s going to be a big brother ill recommend this book for people who like books about high school and middle school books. I didn't really like this book to much.  (Terry W., K-12 student)

Booktalk #7

Have you ever gotten yourself into something just because that one person.  That one beautiful and irrasistable, yet unattainable girl.  In my life I call her Julia. That’s the life of Scott, a boy starting his high school years, the main character of Sleeping freshman never lie.  Written by David Lubar.
 Driven by his ambition for Julia, Scott takes on more than he can handle,  by joining many groups and clubs.  Seniors are getting mad at him for stupid reasons and making the wrong decisions.  Thankfully, some good fortune comes his way.  Scott makes some interesting friends, loves his English class and becomes friend with a special someone.  With all that Scott has to deal with at school, he still has to come home to an expecting mother and an eager family.
 If you want to know more about Scott and his chaos filled life, then I suggest you read Sleeping freshman never lie. This book tells a tale of a life that many can relate too. I would recommend this book to readers who love humor, sadness and a sense of awkward romance.  (Victoria, K-12 student)

SUBJECTS:     Self-confidence -- Fiction.
                        Conduct of life -- Fiction.
                        Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
                        Authorship -- Fiction.
                        Brothers -- Fiction.
                        High schools -- Fiction.
                        Pennsylvania -- Fiction.

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