FRESHMAN

1. [Ebook pdf] Freshman Freshman Michael Gerber ePub | *DOC | audiobook | ebooks | Download PDF #2350132 in Books Disney 2006-03-28 2006-04-02Ingredients: Example IngredientsOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x 1.13 x 5.75l, 1.15 #File Name: 0786838507352 pages | File size: 36.Mb Michael Gerber : Freshman before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised Freshman: 0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A teenager book that tries hardBy J. SmithI found it amusing but could tell the humor is a bit forced. Still likable book that gives some insight (albeit distorted) of going to an IVY league school.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. this book is still my favorite. I've been an avid reader for as long ...By CustomerAfter a full decade of being out in the world, this book is still my favorite. I've been an avid

2. reader for as long as I can remember and have read Freshman many times. I found Hart to be very relatable, even before I was entirely able to understand most of the humor.Barring the fact that this is my favorite book, I'd also say Michael Gerber is my favorite author. No other books I've been able to find have quite the same humor and life in them.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Hilarious, insightful, and trueBy Samuel HennessyThis is the perfect book for anyone in high school who wants to go to a fancy college, anyone IN a fancy college, and anyone who's ever been to a fancy college. Or anyone who wonders what they're like.It's a hilariously accurate take on life at Stutts University, an amalgam of Yale, Harvard, Stanford and all of America's many other snooty schools. The characters are desperate to get in, and then desperate to prove to themselves they belong there, casually wreaking various forms of emotional and societal destruction -- on themselves and others -- as they go. Hart, the main character, watches the crazed scramble for success while also wondering whether to dive in himself. Meanwhile, the surrounding adults are just as berserk if not more so.It's perfect for your smart 16 year-old cousin, and also filled with sophisticated comedy and references that will appeal to adults. Anyone who's ever had to take the SATs will get it.I've read Gerber's popular Harry Potter parodies, and this is even funnier and deeper. And best of all, it says it's first of four books, one for each college year. Highly recommended. Hart Fox may not have the pedigree to be a shoo-in at Stutts, a prestigious Ivy League school, but he has the grades and the rsum. And he does make it insort of. His acceptance is hijacked by Burlington Darling III, a wealthy alum who is so desperate to get his hapless son, Trip, into Stutts that he funds a new boathouse. Darling offers to get Hart a spot in the freshman class, and pay his way, if Hart will take all of Trips classes for him.Despite this deal with the devil, Hart arrives on the Stutts campus jubilant. But what awaits him is a strange parallel universe of secret societies, inexplicable traditions, and class hierarchies. Soon, Hart finds himself aligned with the outcasts at an all-but-defunct school humor magazine, where a journalistic stunt catapults him into a mad, escalating guerilla war with the Darlings. With threats of deathand worseexpulsion looming over him, Hart must rely on his wit, and the aid of some very exceptional friends, to save him. From School Library JournalGrade 10 Up-Hart Fox is in line for admission to the prestigious Ivy League college, Stutts. What he doesn't count on is the power of money. When the local millionaire's dunce of a son elbows him out of the running, Hart has no choice but to accept a deal. He gets a full ride to Stutts in exchange for taking the dunce's classes on top of his own. Of course, the deal backfires, but with the help of his vampire girlfriend, his wheelchair- bound genius roommate, and the staff of the college humor magazine, Hart just may come out on top. At times it is clear that Gerber intends this work as satire-Stutts is a hybrid of all that is bizarre about the Ivy League, from Animal House to secret societies. At times the narrative borders on the absurd-what is the point of the vampire, anyway? And at times he gives readers a touchingly humorous look at college life. On the whole, this title may appeal to college- bound students, particularly boys who are otherwise too busy to read for fun.-Morgan Johnson-Doyle, Sierra High School, Colorado Springs, CO Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.From BooklistGr. 10-12. Hart Fox's grades and SAT scores prove that he is a worthy pick for prestigious Stutts University, but Michigan gubernatorial candidate (and Stutts alum) Burlington Darling III buys his son Trip's admission, pushing Hart out of his spot. To keep his inept son from ruining his campaign, Darling offers to pay Hart's tuition--provided he takes Trip's classes and keeps him out of trouble. Gerber, the author of the Barry Trotter parodies, delivers plenty of sophomoric humor (Hart is majoring in the Study of Things), while still managing to illuminate the truths of the freshman college experience, complete with footnotes. Hart's struggle to find his place in Stutts' elite world is aided by a vampire girlfriend, a wheelchair-bound friend with enough gadgets to make James Bond envious, and a job at a magazine. Even when the plot plummets into the absurd (the Comma Comma Apostrophe fraternity's murder plot against Hart), older teens will enjoy the perverse peek at post-high-school life. Cindy DobrezCopyright American Library Association. All rights reservedAbout the AuthorMichael Gerber has been writing parodies ever since he resurrected the humor magazine at Yale University. He went on to write for many prestigious publications, includingThe New York Times,The New YorkerandThe Village Voice. HisBarry Trotterparodies have sold nearly one million copies worldwide. Michael lives with his wife in Los Angeles, where he is hard at work on SOPHOMORE.