Freshman - Softcover

Gerber, Michael

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ISBN 10: 0786838515 ISBN 13: 9780786838516

Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children, 2007

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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 r�sum�. And he does make it in sort 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 Trip’s 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 death and worse expulsion looming over him, Hart must rely on his wit, and the aid of some very exceptional friends, to save him.

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About the Author:

Michael 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.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 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
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