Everyone remembers their freshmen year of high school, regardless if you remember it for good or bad reasons. Maybe you walked into high school thinking you were gonna rule the school, or tried your hardest to be kept unseen; whether you were the school jock or the everyday “Erkle,” high school was hard. Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie is a book following the freshmen year of Scott Hudson, a smart bookworm whose life is “breaking” at the seams. Hudson begins constructing a “Guide to High School” for his unborn sibling Sean, which becomes basically a diary for Hudson. In the story we learn about his many attempts to get the attention of Julia (the freshmen goddess), the loss of his friends, and the new friendships he “tries” to make, but might possibly turn into much more.
Through the book we watch as Hudson joins new clubs and activities just to get Julia’s attention. From becoming a reporter for the school newspaper; writing about the terrible football team. Followed up by running for student council, all while trying to avoid being punched in the face by the senior jock. I’m sure we can all remember how lost we were freshmen year, we were little ducks trying to find our footing. That’s what Hudson is going through in this book, while attempting to hold on to his sanity.
This book is an easy quick read, and the words are not very big. People who should read this book are ALL high school students, best for incoming freshmen. The language is very sarcastic and witty based. The book switches faces very often, one minute we have Hudson speaking to us one on one; the next he is writing in his journal speaking to his younger brother. This novel is very similar to that of The Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie is by far one of the best books I’ve ever read. This book was given to me before my freshmen year – exactly two months before. Having read the whole book from cover to cover; fast forward to the end of freshman year everything in that book came true in my life, I experienced many things similar to Hudson and many other people will too.
Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie is a very underrated book that deserves the limelight much more. The book is 228 pages of pure awesomeness that everyone should have. The second book in the series is Sophomores and other Oxymorons, both are written by David Lubar. The author of ten other books; including Dunk and the Hidden Talents series.
