Colorado Blue Spruce Award
2009 · Young Adult · Nominee
About This Book
AN ALA BEST BOOK FOR YOUNG ADULTS • Study up for a tale that perfectly captures the ridiculous, tumultuous, and sometimes heartbreaking truths about high school.
"A fresh, genuinely funny picture of an earnest yet hapless teen."—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Lubar writes in a laugh-out-loud style about the problems of a teenager figuring out high school. . . A great read for teens looking for a laugh."—VOYA
Freaks and bullies. Classes and crushes. This is high school.
Starting high school is never easy, but could there be a worse time for Scott's mother to announce she's pregnant? Scott decides high school would be a lot less overwhelming if it came with a survival manual, so he begins to write one for his future sibling. Meanwhile, he's trying his best to capture the attention of Julia, the freshman goddess. While he tries to find his place in the confusing world of high school, win Julia's heart, and keep his sanity, Scott will be recording all of the details for his sibling's—and your—enjoyment.
"A fresh, genuinely funny picture of an earnest yet hapless teen."—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Lubar writes in a laugh-out-loud style about the problems of a teenager figuring out high school. . . A great read for teens looking for a laugh."—VOYA
Freaks and bullies. Classes and crushes. This is high school.
Starting high school is never easy, but could there be a worse time for Scott's mother to announce she's pregnant? Scott decides high school would be a lot less overwhelming if it came with a survival manual, so he begins to write one for his future sibling. Meanwhile, he's trying his best to capture the attention of Julia, the freshman goddess. While he tries to find his place in the confusing world of high school, win Julia's heart, and keep his sanity, Scott will be recording all of the details for his sibling's—and your—enjoyment.
Awards
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
2009 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Nevada Young Readers' Award
2009 · Young Adult · Nominee
Evergreen Young Adult Book Award
2008 · Young Adult · Nominee
Grand Canyon Reader Award
2008 · Tween · Nominee
Rhode Island Teen Book Award
2008 · Ages 12 & Up · Nominee
Sequoyah Book Award
2008 · Young Adult · Nominee
Virginia Readers Choice Award
2008 · High School · Nominee
Beehive Award
2007 · Young Adult · Nominee
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
2007 · Children's · Nominee
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award
2007 · Grades 9-12 · Nominee
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers
2007 · Young Adult · Nominee
Heartland Award
2007 · Young Adult · Honor Book
Isinglass Teen Read Award
2007 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Volunteer State Book Award
2007 · Young Adult · Nominee
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
2006 · Ten to Fourteen · Recommended
Tayshas Reading
2006 · Young Adult · Commended
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