Sleeping Freshman Never Lie, Elya

Don't be thrown off by the title, this book is amazing. It is about a guy named Scott, and his freshman year in high school. Scott needs to get used to high school. Meanwhile, he maneges to get himself into everything, (unfortunately) including the school paper. He is in charge of the sports column, and writes about football, wrestling, track, and baseball. One of the football players, Vernon, has a thing with Scott. Any chance he gets, he will corner him, and beat him up. All during middle school, and some before, Scott, Mitch, Kyle and Patrick have been friends. Then, Mitch gets a girlfriend, and ignores the rest, Patrick moves to Texas, and then to japan, and Kyle turns into a jock. Since kindergarten, Scott has known this girl Julia. But this year, things are different; Scott can't take his eyes off her. He convinces himself that he can be with her if he joins the play, (because he overheard her talking about it) and then while he gets into stage crew, Julia doesn't make the cast. Unfortunately, he can't quit, so he is stuck in stage crew for the rest of the year. Also, there is this odd new girl, Lee, who has piercings all over her face, but instead of earrings, she puts safety pins in. Scott and Lee build a friendship, and it pays off at the end. On top of everything, Scott's mom announces that she is pregnant. Scott writes tips about high school for his little sibling, Sean or Emily, (which Scott maneges to mash up, and creates Smelly.) because Scott realises that high school would be much easier if he had a guide.

I love this book, and although it is complicated, I would recommend this to anyone who likes to read. 10+.

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