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Freshman: Tales of 9th Grade Obsessions, Revelations, and Other Nonsense
Annie has just started high school and she’s a mess. Her older brother told her that her freshman year will strongly affect the rest of her life, and if that’s true her future is looking she’s a loser at sports, is jealous of everyone, and has totally fallen in love with her best friend’s older brother!
When she gets cast as a moaning, hunched-over old lady in the school play, she starts to forget about the rest of her life. Now she just wants to make it through freshman year. This unique take on the beginning of a new school venture will make the perfect back-to-school gift.
When she gets cast as a moaning, hunched-over old lady in the school play, she starts to forget about the rest of her life. Now she just wants to make it through freshman year. This unique take on the beginning of a new school venture will make the perfect back-to-school gift.
112 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2010
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August 30, 2017
This book straddles three lines at once: preachy, pointless, and potentially comforting.
Preachy, because this feels like something a counselor was told about in a workshop for reaching wayward middle school white girls. Pointless, because I think any kid who picked this up would immediately know that they were being fed a message. And potentially comforting, because I have to believe one kid in a dozen would connect to Richie or Annie and their struggles to define themselves in high school.
Every kid in the book is a stereotype, but most of them are stereotypes that exist. You do have the friend that changes over the summer and dumps you because you don't fit into their new vibe. You do have teenagers so obsessed with one boy (who is hungry for attention and not actually that good of a match) that they're blinded to others (who are also hungry for attention, but would actually be a good match). You have the kid who goes nuts during Spirit Week, the kids who try to step out of their comfort zone and fail, and you have kids who take chances and succeed. These kids are in this book, but the author isn't adept at making them interesting. They're just little cardboard cut-outs that I think any kid would immediately find boring--even if they see themselves in the same situations.
There has to be a way to send a positive do-what-you-like-but-be-you message for young high schoolers without being heavy-handed. Throwing in a cigarette scene, vaguely mentioning sex, and using "bitch" randomly feels like a cheap way to call this relevant for 9th graders. Kids need something real, not something pandering.
Again, I don't feel qualified to say anything relevant about the artwork. It seemed childish to my untrained eye, which didn't help my feelings with respect to its maturity level. Younger kids may not care, which is the only group I'd push this onto, but your mileage may vary with what you consider appropriate.
Preachy, because this feels like something a counselor was told about in a workshop for reaching wayward middle school white girls. Pointless, because I think any kid who picked this up would immediately know that they were being fed a message. And potentially comforting, because I have to believe one kid in a dozen would connect to Richie or Annie and their struggles to define themselves in high school.
Every kid in the book is a stereotype, but most of them are stereotypes that exist. You do have the friend that changes over the summer and dumps you because you don't fit into their new vibe. You do have teenagers so obsessed with one boy (who is hungry for attention and not actually that good of a match) that they're blinded to others (who are also hungry for attention, but would actually be a good match). You have the kid who goes nuts during Spirit Week, the kids who try to step out of their comfort zone and fail, and you have kids who take chances and succeed. These kids are in this book, but the author isn't adept at making them interesting. They're just little cardboard cut-outs that I think any kid would immediately find boring--even if they see themselves in the same situations.
There has to be a way to send a positive do-what-you-like-but-be-you message for young high schoolers without being heavy-handed. Throwing in a cigarette scene, vaguely mentioning sex, and using "bitch" randomly feels like a cheap way to call this relevant for 9th graders. Kids need something real, not something pandering.
Again, I don't feel qualified to say anything relevant about the artwork. It seemed childish to my untrained eye, which didn't help my feelings with respect to its maturity level. Younger kids may not care, which is the only group I'd push this onto, but your mileage may vary with what you consider appropriate.
October 13, 2017
I thoroughly enjoyed this book chronicling Annie's (and her friends') experiences their freshmen year in high school and I think students would enjoy it as well, especially 8th and 9th graders. I still can't decide if I love ending because it doesn't wrap everything up and let you know how things end, or if I hate the ending because it doesn't wrap everything up and let you know how things end! I'm leaning more towards loving it, but I sure wish I could check back in with these characters to find out how things turned out for them!
May 10, 2017
This book wasn't anything too special. It was full of tropes but it was not all that terrible that I wanted to put it down. To some this book might be. And that's all I have to say about that.
February 21, 2015
I was doing this thing for a while where I was getting five kid/teen comics for free in the mail, which I then professionally reviewed for a database of book reviews. I didn't get to pick the books, and I got a wide variety of comics. This is one of those titles - and one I was actually excited to get.
This is my diplomatic review:
Your freshman year of high school is full of decisions. Who will you hang out with? Which sports will you try out for? Which hobbies will you pick up? Annie’s freshman year is no exception. As she begins the year, her best friend isn’t talking to her and has picked up a slutty new look. Her brother has told her that the decisions she makes this year will lock her in for the rest of her high school career – so she should avoid doing anything geeky. Will she navigate this twisty, turny part of life successfully? This breezy comic book tells the story of Annie’s freshman year in short episodes. There’s the time that Annie’s friend dated the hottie David (entitled “Lessons on Love”). There’s the time that Zane decided the way to pick up chicks was to go all out on spirit week costumes. The episodes make sense read separately, but build on each other so that they are best read together. These are realistically depicted kids, so our heroes have their brushes with underage drinking, sex (or the rumor of such) and curse periodically, but this is mostly the story of a middle class “good” girl growing up. A fun read for anyone who likes realistic comics about teens.
This is my diplomatic review:
Your freshman year of high school is full of decisions. Who will you hang out with? Which sports will you try out for? Which hobbies will you pick up? Annie’s freshman year is no exception. As she begins the year, her best friend isn’t talking to her and has picked up a slutty new look. Her brother has told her that the decisions she makes this year will lock her in for the rest of her high school career – so she should avoid doing anything geeky. Will she navigate this twisty, turny part of life successfully? This breezy comic book tells the story of Annie’s freshman year in short episodes. There’s the time that Annie’s friend dated the hottie David (entitled “Lessons on Love”). There’s the time that Zane decided the way to pick up chicks was to go all out on spirit week costumes. The episodes make sense read separately, but build on each other so that they are best read together. These are realistically depicted kids, so our heroes have their brushes with underage drinking, sex (or the rumor of such) and curse periodically, but this is mostly the story of a middle class “good” girl growing up. A fun read for anyone who likes realistic comics about teens.
April 23, 2012
Melinda Dye - Graphic Novels
Annie, Richie, Katrina, and Zane are typical new freshmen: nervous but excited about their first year of high school. In the course of the year they suffer through stuck lockers, field hockey tryouts, new crushes, play auditions, questionable advice from siblings (once a drama geek, always a drama geek), not-so-friendly upper classmen, choosing the right after school clubs, and varying levels of humiliation in front of the student body. These four just want to get through freshman year with a modicum of dignity intact.
This graphic novel was a fun, quick read. It was snappily written, funny, and definitely rang true with many of the observations about being a new high schooler. I liked it very much.
Annie, Richie, Katrina, and Zane are typical new freshmen: nervous but excited about their first year of high school. In the course of the year they suffer through stuck lockers, field hockey tryouts, new crushes, play auditions, questionable advice from siblings (once a drama geek, always a drama geek), not-so-friendly upper classmen, choosing the right after school clubs, and varying levels of humiliation in front of the student body. These four just want to get through freshman year with a modicum of dignity intact.
This graphic novel was a fun, quick read. It was snappily written, funny, and definitely rang true with many of the observations about being a new high schooler. I liked it very much.
October 19, 2011
This book's dry sense of humor, and clueless characters reminds me of the animated TV show, "Home Movies" in the best possible way. The jokes can be really subtle, but they still have a way of resonating as they build. I like how the story is broken up into small chapters, but things still keep evolving and moving over the course of the school year. I also find Mucha's unique art style very appealing. Looking forward to whatever she does next.
December 6, 2014
This was good, nothing too special. It only took me a little over an hour to read. It was fun to relate to some things in this book since I am in my freshman year.
January 14, 2015
Funny and engaging, like the sassy voice in your teenage head (I think I remember some of that) :)
January 17, 2018
It is the way this girl whose name is Annie and that she is really scared for the first year in high school. That hear name was Annie and two of her favorite things were field hockey and acting. That the moral was that she is trying to find her way around the high school so that she can prepare herself for the next 3 years in high school. The one problem she has is that for the play that she is doing is that there's this one girl that tells her everything she is doing wrong and that she is dating the one guy that she like that is her new friend's brother. That she is trying to find out what her favorite classes are in high school and what things she is going to do after she gets done with school every day.
That I also am trying to see where I fit in at school and trying to see what extracurricular thing I want to do. That I still am trying to see what classes I want to do to see what seems interesting to me and what I want to do in the future for my dream job. Yeah because there are kids around the world that have to deal with going to a new school or how they just need to move up to high school, and the way that will have to readjust to different learning skills. That it reminded me of how when you go to school at a different level it tends to get a little scary at times, just like how she was scared on the first day and thought that nobody was going to like her.
My favorite part was at the end when they were like we didn’t do that much and it felt like it just flew past so what are we going to do for this summer, and they were like know worry about what next year will be like. That she did a great job using some of the contexts that teenagers would use and also did a good job at having some humor in it with it also being serious. The only thing that she would need to fix to make it better is to change the perspective of who was talking so you could understand what they are going through instead of just having it be one-sided to one person. I would tell people to read it if they want to read a book that has a lot of comedy mixed with the way transitioning to a different setup for school since there is a lot of differences of changing from middle school to college. But as a fair warning, I would tell them that they are some adult jokes in it and they’re the use of swear words, and some of the stuff they say might be offensive if you can’t take a joke.
That I also am trying to see where I fit in at school and trying to see what extracurricular thing I want to do. That I still am trying to see what classes I want to do to see what seems interesting to me and what I want to do in the future for my dream job. Yeah because there are kids around the world that have to deal with going to a new school or how they just need to move up to high school, and the way that will have to readjust to different learning skills. That it reminded me of how when you go to school at a different level it tends to get a little scary at times, just like how she was scared on the first day and thought that nobody was going to like her.
My favorite part was at the end when they were like we didn’t do that much and it felt like it just flew past so what are we going to do for this summer, and they were like know worry about what next year will be like. That she did a great job using some of the contexts that teenagers would use and also did a good job at having some humor in it with it also being serious. The only thing that she would need to fix to make it better is to change the perspective of who was talking so you could understand what they are going through instead of just having it be one-sided to one person. I would tell people to read it if they want to read a book that has a lot of comedy mixed with the way transitioning to a different setup for school since there is a lot of differences of changing from middle school to college. But as a fair warning, I would tell them that they are some adult jokes in it and they’re the use of swear words, and some of the stuff they say might be offensive if you can’t take a joke.
December 13, 2018
So the past two months I was reading two books and I’m going to choices the freshman tales because the characters are kind of like me. Annie one of the characters always sleep and she wakes up late and miss the buses sometimes because she sleeps late or she doesn’t want to go to school. Also that like the me I don’t like waking up in the morning I’m not a morning person so is she that why this book is me. Plus her best friend is a bad influence she smoke and drinks alcohol and that not the the bad part in the book and she take Annie to party and there all drinking and she tell her to smoke and drink and she does. The fun and disgusting part when this boy want up to Annie and he was talk to her but he was drunk and he puked on her shoes and she was mad like mad and she was lucky they weren’t her shoes they were friend she took them off and left the party her friend didn’t come after her so i realize the friend are go after her friend but she her alone. The most saddest part is when Annie doesn’t have a boyfriend and she really upset no one like her but that what she think her other best friend brother like her but she doesn’t know.The reason why I chose this book is because really happening in high school and that’s why I pick this book. I recommend this book 10/10 because it really good so I wish everyone to read it because I like it if your like Annie you could I understand what she’s going through but there’s that are going what she’s going through and I hope u enjoy.
October 5, 2024
Annie is beginning her high school years. As a new freshman she doesn't know what to expect and is a bit afraid. Her brother doesn't help by telling her that what she does this year will affect the rest of her life. Oh no. Annie's best friend Richie tries to allay her fears to no avail. Annie gets more and more nervous. Her other best friend has changed....changed her look and has a boyfriend....and no time for Annie. This just adds to Annie's problems. This book chronicles a lot of what goes on in high school. The drama, clicks, choices to be made. Annie makes her way through taking some chances, hiding at times, feeling overwhelmed and self conscious all the time. A true freshman experience.
January 1, 2018
It was interesting, I guess. Not much substance, but still entertaining. It might be more enjoyable for students in the throes of high school. But for me it was rather trite, and I never felt invested in the characters or their story. 2.4*
January 30, 2019
K - trying to read more juvenile fiction and graphic novels for work, this one didn't feel very true to my freshman high school year, but I know it resonates with others. Found Annie fairly annoying, even for a 15 year old.
January 22, 2024
Oh, the woes of starting high school! This brief graphic novel packs a lot of drama into its pages. It feels melodramatic, but then I suppose that's almost a prerequisite for freshman year. So many things to go through and learn.
September 19, 2017
Mucha's book is cute. It's full of stereotypes and tropes, but it works.
February 19, 2018
I love most of Corinne Mucha's work but this attempt at a YA comic fell flat. Unmemorable.
January 16, 2019
Demonstrates the highs and lows of being a high school freshman girl, drama and all. Fun read.
May 23, 2019
YA/high school GNs are some of my favorites, but this just wasn't for me. Probably good for someone in 7th grade?
August 12, 2020
I enjoyed this. Got a few decent laughs out of it. Has kind of a comic strip humor while maintaining an ongoing narrative.
January 31, 2021
3.5 stars
Cute & entertaining. Brought me back to my own high school freshman days!
Cute & entertaining. Brought me back to my own high school freshman days!
April 9, 2021
So cute.
September 8, 2022
my enlgish teacher made me read this idk 💀
September 18, 2011
Annie starts off her freshman year of high school convinced (thanks to her older brother) that her first year of high school will determine the rest of her life. While she makes a new best friend, she also discovers that she’s terrible at sports, she’s in love with said new best friend’s older brother, and her attempt at being in the school play lands her the part of an ugly, whinny old women. Things never seem to go Annie’s way as she struggles to make it through her freshman year in one piece.
Poor Annie. Things got off to such a crappy start for her. Her best friend since childhood has gone Goth and won't speak to her anymore. Luckily she still has very friend Richie to start the year with. While some things go right, like meeting Katrina in her first period class who becomes her best friend. Other things, like field hockey and trying to talk to her previous friend do not.
After a disastrous field hockey season, Annie is convinced to try out for the school play, and is delighted that Katrina's older brother, Luke is also there. Too bad for her super mean, mean girl Veronica is all over him, and then they start dating.
While most of the action is centered around Annie, we also get to see Richie's year, and how he also makes a new friend, Zane. Richie experiments with being in a film club and joining Zane's band (which Annie eventually ends up joining too, after the play).
By the end, Annie is feeling much more confident after having a successful singing gig at the freshman dance, and although she isn't any closer to dating Luke, at least he broke up with Veronica! The door is left open for more exciting adventures from sophomore year.
Corinne Mucha's style of art is simple drawings in black, white and green with little detail. The art did nothing for me, but the story was funny enough that I didn't mind.
Poor Annie. Things got off to such a crappy start for her. Her best friend since childhood has gone Goth and won't speak to her anymore. Luckily she still has very friend Richie to start the year with. While some things go right, like meeting Katrina in her first period class who becomes her best friend. Other things, like field hockey and trying to talk to her previous friend do not.
After a disastrous field hockey season, Annie is convinced to try out for the school play, and is delighted that Katrina's older brother, Luke is also there. Too bad for her super mean, mean girl Veronica is all over him, and then they start dating.
While most of the action is centered around Annie, we also get to see Richie's year, and how he also makes a new friend, Zane. Richie experiments with being in a film club and joining Zane's band (which Annie eventually ends up joining too, after the play).
By the end, Annie is feeling much more confident after having a successful singing gig at the freshman dance, and although she isn't any closer to dating Luke, at least he broke up with Veronica! The door is left open for more exciting adventures from sophomore year.
Corinne Mucha's style of art is simple drawings in black, white and green with little detail. The art did nothing for me, but the story was funny enough that I didn't mind.
September 18, 2011
Annie starts off her freshman year of high school convinced (thanks to her older brother) that her first year of high school will determine the rest of her life. While she makes a new best friend, she also discovers that she’s terrible at sports, she’s in love with said new best friend’s older brother, and her attempt at being in the school play lands her the part of an ugly, whinny old women. Things never seem to go Annie’s way as she struggles to make it through her freshman year in one piece.
Poor Annie. Things got off to such a crappy start for her. Her best friend since childhood has gone Goth and won't speak to her anymore. Luckily she still has very friend Richie to start the year with. While some things go right, like meeting Katrina in her first period class who becomes her best friend. Other things, like field hockey and trying to talk to her previous friend do not.
After a disastrous field hockey season, Annie decides to try out for the school play, and is delighted that Katrina's older brother, Luke is also there. Too bad for her super mean mean girl Veronica is all over him, and then they start dating.
While most of the action is centered around Annie, we also get to see Richie's year, and how he also makes a new friend, Zane. Richie experiments with being in a film club and joining Zane's band (which Annie eventually ends up joining too, after the play).
By the end, Annie is feeling much more confident after having a successful singing gig at the freshman dance, and although she isn't any closer to dating Luke, at least he broke up with Veronica! The door is left open for more exciting adventures from sophomore year.
Corinne Mucha's style of art is simple drawings in black, white and green with little detail.
Poor Annie. Things got off to such a crappy start for her. Her best friend since childhood has gone Goth and won't speak to her anymore. Luckily she still has very friend Richie to start the year with. While some things go right, like meeting Katrina in her first period class who becomes her best friend. Other things, like field hockey and trying to talk to her previous friend do not.
After a disastrous field hockey season, Annie decides to try out for the school play, and is delighted that Katrina's older brother, Luke is also there. Too bad for her super mean mean girl Veronica is all over him, and then they start dating.
While most of the action is centered around Annie, we also get to see Richie's year, and how he also makes a new friend, Zane. Richie experiments with being in a film club and joining Zane's band (which Annie eventually ends up joining too, after the play).
By the end, Annie is feeling much more confident after having a successful singing gig at the freshman dance, and although she isn't any closer to dating Luke, at least he broke up with Veronica! The door is left open for more exciting adventures from sophomore year.
Corinne Mucha's style of art is simple drawings in black, white and green with little detail.
September 1, 2012
Annie is basically every Freshman. She has doubts. She has fears. She is human. Also, she is pretty easily influenced. She believes what her brother says, when he assures her that every decision she makes during high school will affect her for the rest of her life. And, she has a hopeless crush on her best friend's brother.
Katrina is that one girl that is always there for her friends, whenever they need her. But, she is also the jealous type that seems to be looking out for number one as well. She saves Annie's rear many times, but is also jealous when Annie gets a part in the school play.
Beth is that girl that all of us were friends with, at least once, in life. She's the dark girl that we grew apart from. The one that seems to never have anything to do with us, anymore, but in reality is still actually a friend. She pops up when you least expect her, but still has your back.
Ritchie is that guy, who has been your best friend since you were 5. That guy who know everything about you. The guy, who has seen you at your ultimate worst moments, yet still tells you that you're beautiful wearing sweatpants and having not had a shower. No one ever realizes how much that guy could truly love you. No one. This is not an exception.
This book follows the wonderful ups and miserable downs of these friends as they take on the world....or, at least, Freshman year of high school. You can be there for every moment along the way.
Katrina is that one girl that is always there for her friends, whenever they need her. But, she is also the jealous type that seems to be looking out for number one as well. She saves Annie's rear many times, but is also jealous when Annie gets a part in the school play.
Beth is that girl that all of us were friends with, at least once, in life. She's the dark girl that we grew apart from. The one that seems to never have anything to do with us, anymore, but in reality is still actually a friend. She pops up when you least expect her, but still has your back.
Ritchie is that guy, who has been your best friend since you were 5. That guy who know everything about you. The guy, who has seen you at your ultimate worst moments, yet still tells you that you're beautiful wearing sweatpants and having not had a shower. No one ever realizes how much that guy could truly love you. No one. This is not an exception.
This book follows the wonderful ups and miserable downs of these friends as they take on the world....or, at least, Freshman year of high school. You can be there for every moment along the way.
May 7, 2015
Summary
Annie just started high school and like most freshman, she's not sure where she fits in yet. Her best friend Beth who she used to hang out with in middle school is now a "goth" girl and pretends that Annie doesn't even exist. Luckily Annie makes a new friend with a classmate named Katrina. Meanwhile her best friend Richie becomes friends with Zane, this crazy kid with green hair who wants to start a band. As we see Annie start to become more comfortable in high school, Annie realizes that she wants to be in drama club but she is afraid that she will be labeled as a nerd if she does. Will Annie conform to the pressure of the popularity ladder or will she decide to embrace who she is?
My Thoughts
What I like most about this graphic novel is that it reads in episodes, so it's easy to leave off from one part and pick up the story again at a different part if you don't have time to read it straight through. What I also liked about it is that the events that unfold in the story are pretty typical situations and drama that most high school teens can relate to.
I almost wish though that there was more...
Annie just started high school and like most freshman, she's not sure where she fits in yet. Her best friend Beth who she used to hang out with in middle school is now a "goth" girl and pretends that Annie doesn't even exist. Luckily Annie makes a new friend with a classmate named Katrina. Meanwhile her best friend Richie becomes friends with Zane, this crazy kid with green hair who wants to start a band. As we see Annie start to become more comfortable in high school, Annie realizes that she wants to be in drama club but she is afraid that she will be labeled as a nerd if she does. Will Annie conform to the pressure of the popularity ladder or will she decide to embrace who she is?
My Thoughts
What I like most about this graphic novel is that it reads in episodes, so it's easy to leave off from one part and pick up the story again at a different part if you don't have time to read it straight through. What I also liked about it is that the events that unfold in the story are pretty typical situations and drama that most high school teens can relate to.
I almost wish though that there was more...
December 18, 2011
Star 1: The artwork...was...well, it was a style and though I feel like it was purposeful...it's just not my style, so only one star for it out of two.
Star 2: Characters: Well, what can you say? Are these really freshmen? Sure, I can see these right- out-of-8th-graders being freshmen. I thought that even though they seemed a little simple and 2D, they were pretty funny and lovable in their own way, even though you felt like shaking Annie a few times over her immense drama issues.
Star 3: I don't know if it was intentional, but the ending was open. It was open so we could continue it into 10th grade kind of thing. I kinda just realized it now.
Twas a quick read and well, as a person who went through ninth grade...I recommend it to highschoolers and 8th graders. It'll prepare them for those petty little things and stereotypes that come up SO often that first year :)
Star 2: Characters: Well, what can you say? Are these really freshmen? Sure, I can see these right- out-of-8th-graders being freshmen. I thought that even though they seemed a little simple and 2D, they were pretty funny and lovable in their own way, even though you felt like shaking Annie a few times over her immense drama issues.
Star 3: I don't know if it was intentional, but the ending was open. It was open so we could continue it into 10th grade kind of thing. I kinda just realized it now.
Twas a quick read and well, as a person who went through ninth grade...I recommend it to highschoolers and 8th graders. It'll prepare them for those petty little things and stereotypes that come up SO often that first year :)
November 4, 2016
Although mostly about Annie, it is almost as much about her friend Richie. Richie winds up in a band and tries to impress others by joining a Film Club with disastrous results.
The art is simple, but effective.
The book tends to cover all the High School Freshmen cliches: lose of old friends, finding new friends, falling in love and the overly dramatic jealously that comes with Freshman relationships, joining a band, joining clubs, etc.
Despite the cliches, Mucha keeps the book interesting. However, I'm not sure about the audience. Adults, such as myself, might reminisce about our Freshman year and preteens might see this as a fantasy "what to expect." But, teens that are Freshman or were recently Freshman might find it too cliched to enjoy.
The art is simple, but effective.
The book tends to cover all the High School Freshmen cliches: lose of old friends, finding new friends, falling in love and the overly dramatic jealously that comes with Freshman relationships, joining a band, joining clubs, etc.
Despite the cliches, Mucha keeps the book interesting. However, I'm not sure about the audience. Adults, such as myself, might reminisce about our Freshman year and preteens might see this as a fantasy "what to expect." But, teens that are Freshman or were recently Freshman might find it too cliched to enjoy.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 27, 2012
Annie is just starting her freshman year of high school and thanks to her older brother's words of wisdom is utterly terrified of "messing up". According to her brother, the choices you make and things you do in your freshman year strongly determine the outcome of the rest of your life. No pressure there! Annie is awful at sports, jealous of just about everyone and has developed a huge crush on a new friend's older brother --- so far, things aren't looking too great! This story is a great one to share with teens about to embark on this rite-of-passage and will be greatly appreciated by anyone who's ever been there.
October 13, 2016
I checked this out from the library because my sister is a Freshman this year and I thought it would be funny.
Unfortunately, it was kind of dull and predictable. I was hoping for more humor, but honestly, it was lacking. I felt like I could relate to Annie in the fact that she felt like she wasn't good at anything. It took her a while to find her place and group of friends where she belonged and felt included. I went through that too Freshman and even Sophomore year.
I thought it was cute how there were tips for Freshman weaved through the storyline. I recommend for those who are Freshman and want a quick, easy read.
Unfortunately, it was kind of dull and predictable. I was hoping for more humor, but honestly, it was lacking. I felt like I could relate to Annie in the fact that she felt like she wasn't good at anything. It took her a while to find her place and group of friends where she belonged and felt included. I went through that too Freshman and even Sophomore year.
I thought it was cute how there were tips for Freshman weaved through the storyline. I recommend for those who are Freshman and want a quick, easy read.
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