Sophomores and Other Oxymorons

Name: Sophomores and Other Oxymorons
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: David Lubar
ISBN: 9781101925782

Author: David Lubar

Narrator: Michael Goldstrom

Unabridged: 9 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 08/18/2015

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, School & Education, Social Themes, Bullying, Humorous

Synopsis

A hilarious follow-up to the perennial favorite Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie.

Scott Hudson has somehow managed to survive Freshman year. But with a new baby brother in the house and a whole host of adventures awaiting him at school, Sophomore year promises to be anything but boring.

An honest and funny follow-up to the popular Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie, award-winning author David Lubar pens a tale that perfectly captures the ridiculous, tumultuous, and sometimes heartbreaking truths about high school.

About The Author

David Lubar is the author of many popular novels for young readers, including Hidden Talents and Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie. He has also published multiple short stories in young adult anthologies. He lives in Pennsylvania.

Reviews

Goodreads review by J. on November 05, 2016

Sleeping Freshman Never Lie was a book that caught me off guard. It was a very plain and obstensibly boring take on a kid's first year in high school, set in a sitcom-esque world where things tended to end a little too cleanly. And yet, despite that, it was one of my favorite young adult books after......more

Goodreads review by Arif on June 20, 2016

I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH! It's so genius. There are a lot of wordplays in this book, more than the first book. And I learned a lot, I tell you a lot, about English vocabs and their figure of speech. Definitely wil reread this again, and note down all the new things that I've learned. Maybe for a plot......more

Goodreads review by Buck on November 30, 2015

I read the book SOPHOMORES AND OTHER OXYMORONS. The main character in the book was Scott Hudson. His friends in the book are Lee and Wesley. Scott is characterized by someone that can face anything after his crazy freshmen year in high school. Then, Lee is characterized as the girl that Scott hasn’......more

Goodreads review by Hossain on May 04, 2016

I didn't manage to solve a single zenger zingers and was too lazy open a dictionary.......more

Goodreads review by Michael on June 13, 2019

I didn't like it as much as Sleeping Freshmen because of all the wordplay which I found distracting.......more

Quotes

"Ten years is a long time to wait for a sequel, but Lubar makes it worth our while." —Booklist

"Laugh-out-loud . . . Lubar uses his comedic voice to give the story a larger-than-life feel." —VOYA

Praise for Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie:

"Hilarious . . . [Scott]'s physical and emotional tumult is as clear, familiar, and complex as high school itself." —School Library Journal

"Amusing, accurate observations about freshman life, from the insecurities of first dates to the dangers of walking the hall between classes." —Booklist

"[A] fresh, genuinely funny picture of an earnest yet hapless teen . . ." —BCCB