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** Towards the end, Lee points out to Sean that despite his belief he's a selfish ghoul who didn't care for him, [[spoiler: Sean must've secretly cared about Mouth all this time to go through the trouble of remembering and keeping in touch with him]].
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Mouth. Thank goodness that it wasn't pulled through]]. it is a wham moment in an otherwise light-hearted book.
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Mouth. Thank goodness that it [[BungledSuicide wasn't pulled through]]. it through]]]]. It is a wham gut-wrenching moment in an otherwise light-hearted book.
* DudeNotFunny: After [[spoiler:Mouth's attemptat]] suicide, at suicide]], students start making 'jokes' about it]]. Scott [[{{Lampshading}} lamp shades]] how tasteless said-jokes are.are.
** Earlier, Scott gives one to himself when he visits [[spoiler: Mouth]] in the hospital. He thinks to himself how ironic it is that [[spoiler: Mouth's injured throat is the only reason he's not in his [[MotorMouth talkative mood]] like usual]]. He reminds himself how distasteful such a thought is, as it's a sobering case of OOCIsSeriousBusiness.
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** Earlier, Scott gives one to himself when he visits [[spoiler: Mouth]] in the hospital. He thinks to himself how ironic it is that [[spoiler: Mouth's injured throat is the only reason he's not in his [[MotorMouth talkative mood]] like usual]]. He reminds himself how distasteful such a thought is, as it's a sobering case of OOCIsSeriousBusiness.
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* AnAesop: Scott's later journal entries to Smelly border on these.
** According to one of Scott's later entries, he tells Smelly that one of the most important things about crushing on a girl is ''to tell them how you feel''. You'll never know how they'll feel about you until you until you find out foryourself.yourself.
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** Being a man is about standing up for those who can't stand up for themselves.
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* WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler: Kyle starts out as a member of Scott's circle of close friends. But once they start high school, Kyle gradually drifts from being Scott's [[VitriolicBestBuds vitriolic best bud]] to outright being a JerkJock who won't give Scott the time of day. The fight over the nasty note on Lee's locker is the wake up call Scott needs to realize they stopped being friends long ago. And it gets to the point ''past'' ex-friends when Kyle helps Vernon set up Scott to get beat up.]]
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The book is written partly as a narrative from Scott's point of view and the "letters" that Scott writes for his expected new sibling (which gradually evolves into a diary of sorts for Scott). Scott's freshman year is one of mostly comical ups and downs, where he has to deal with overwhelming amounts of schoolwork, friends both old and new, his loving but troubled brother, and how a childhood friend grows into the girl of his dreams.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Scott, stemming from his genuine love of literature and learning.
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''Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie'' is ayoung-adult YoungAdult novel written by David Lubar, focusing on young Scott Hudson's freshman year at J. P. Zenger High.
The book is written partly as a narrative from Scott's point of view and the "letters" that Scott writes for his expected new sibling (which gradually evolves into a diary of sorts for Scott). Scott's freshman year is one of mostly comical ups and downs, where he has to deal with overwhelming amounts of schoolwork, friends both old and new, his loving but troubled brother, and how a childhood friend grows into the girl of his dreams.
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''Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie'' is a
The book is written partly as a narrative from Scott's point of view and the "letters" that Scott writes for his expected new sibling (which gradually evolves into a diary of sorts for Scott). Scott's freshman year is one of mostly comical ups and downs, where he has to deal with overwhelming amounts of schoolwork, friends both old and new, his loving but troubled brother, and how a childhood friend grows into the girl of his dreams.
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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Bobby and Scott eventually exchange this with each other, Bobby acknowledging his younger brother's intelligence and Scott letting his older brother know how talented he is [[spoiler: despite his inability to read]].
** Later, [[spoiler: Scott lets Julia know that she's a wonderful person at the dance.]]
** Later, [[spoiler: Scott lets Julia know that she's a wonderful person at the dance.]]
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* EverybodyHasStandards: Kelly is shocked that [[spoiler: Vernon would outright beat up Scott rather than simply scare him]]. She even apologizes for her indirect involvement in it.
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* ShoutOut: Given to several renowned works of literature thanks to Scott, some of which include ''Literature/ThePrincessBride'', ''EndersGame'', and ''TuckEverlasting''.
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* ShoutOut: Given to several renowned works of literature thanks to Scott, some of which include ''Literature/ThePrincessBride'', ''EndersGame'', ''Literature/EndersGame'', and ''TuckEverlasting''.''Literature/TuckEverlasting''.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Scott, stemming from his genuine love of literature and learning.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: How Scott's mother justifies Julia's attraction to JerkJock Vernon.
* BookDumb: Scott's older brother Bobby [[spoiler:is a more serious case in that he's revealed to be illiterate.]]
* ComingOfAgeStory
* CoolTeacher: Mr. Franka, Scott's English teacher, is not only his favorite, but also a Lafayette graduate and a [[RetiredBadass former Marine]].
* DanceOfRomance: Subverted in that [[spoiler: Scott's dance with Julia at the last school dance doesn't amount to more than a sweet reacquaintance. ''Might'' be the case between Scott and Lee though.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Scott dishes out some knife-sharp one-liners when he's in a particularly irritated mood.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Double-subverted; [[spoiler:Julia opening up to Scott after breaking up with Vernon makes it seem like a case of LoserGetsTheGirl, but Scott decides that his friendship with Lee was more important than what was more or less a shallow crush. Doesn't mean he doesn't regret it, but both seem happy to be JustFriends later on.]]
* DoggedNiceGuy: For most of the novel, it seems like the universe is determined to ''not'' let Scott get Julia.
* DrillSergeantNasty: Cravutto, Scott's gym teacher.
* [[spoiler:DrivenToSuicide: Poor, poor Mouth. Thank goodness that it wasn't pulled through, but it certainly is a wham moment in an otherwise light-hearted book.]]
* GirlNextDoor: Julia.
* GoodParents: Scott's parents are marginal characters, but care and love both of their sons very much.
* HollywoodToneDeaf: Not helped by the fact that Scott's voice happened to be maturing just as he was auditioning for the musical.
* {{Jerkass}}: Vernon all the way. [[spoiler:Kyle]] is arguably worse, going from being a simple JerkJock to this by the end.
* JerkJock: Vernon and some of his football buddies are textbook examples; [[spoiler:Kyle]] becomes one to the point where he and Scott become completely estranged.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Scott's letters to his unborn sibling can make him come off as this.
* LonersAreFreaks: Lee's refusal to fit into any of the school's cliques makes her come off as this.
* MotorMouth: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Mouth]]. '''So''' much.
* OohMeAccentsSlipping: None of Scott's Spanish teachers [[spoiler:except his last one]] can pronounce Spanish without some French, Vietnamese, or something added into the mix.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Mouth, whose real name is [[PunnyName Louden]]. You be the judge on which is worse.
* PerkyGoth: Lee.
* SheIsAllGrownUp: Julia elicits this reaction from Scott the moment he sees her at the bus stop on their first day.
* SiblingYinYang: Scott (a major bookworm who loves to learn but relatively average in anything else) and Bobby (a high school dropout who fixes cars and now works as a struggling guitarist). Despite this, they are very close and often support each other in times of need.
* ShoutOut: Given to several renowned works of literature thanks to Scott, some of which include ''Literature/ThePrincessBride'', ''EndersGame'', and ''TuckEverlasting''.
* SupremeChef: Scott's mom is a fantastic cook.
* TroubledButCute: Bobby.
* TomSwifty: Scattered throughout the book, though they're all made by Scott and other various characters purposefully after learning them in English class and finding them hilarious.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Scott, stemming from his genuine love of literature and learning.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: How Scott's mother justifies Julia's attraction to JerkJock Vernon.
* BookDumb: Scott's older brother Bobby [[spoiler:is a more serious case in that he's revealed to be illiterate.]]
* ComingOfAgeStory
* CoolTeacher: Mr. Franka, Scott's English teacher, is not only his favorite, but also a Lafayette graduate and a [[RetiredBadass former Marine]].
* DanceOfRomance: Subverted in that [[spoiler: Scott's dance with Julia at the last school dance doesn't amount to more than a sweet reacquaintance. ''Might'' be the case between Scott and Lee though.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Scott dishes out some knife-sharp one-liners when he's in a particularly irritated mood.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Double-subverted; [[spoiler:Julia opening up to Scott after breaking up with Vernon makes it seem like a case of LoserGetsTheGirl, but Scott decides that his friendship with Lee was more important than what was more or less a shallow crush. Doesn't mean he doesn't regret it, but both seem happy to be JustFriends later on.]]
* DoggedNiceGuy: For most of the novel, it seems like the universe is determined to ''not'' let Scott get Julia.
* DrillSergeantNasty: Cravutto, Scott's gym teacher.
* [[spoiler:DrivenToSuicide: Poor, poor Mouth. Thank goodness that it wasn't pulled through, but it certainly is a wham moment in an otherwise light-hearted book.]]
* GirlNextDoor: Julia.
* GoodParents: Scott's parents are marginal characters, but care and love both of their sons very much.
* HollywoodToneDeaf: Not helped by the fact that Scott's voice happened to be maturing just as he was auditioning for the musical.
* {{Jerkass}}: Vernon all the way. [[spoiler:Kyle]] is arguably worse, going from being a simple JerkJock to this by the end.
* JerkJock: Vernon and some of his football buddies are textbook examples; [[spoiler:Kyle]] becomes one to the point where he and Scott become completely estranged.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Scott's letters to his unborn sibling can make him come off as this.
* LonersAreFreaks: Lee's refusal to fit into any of the school's cliques makes her come off as this.
* MotorMouth: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Mouth]]. '''So''' much.
* OohMeAccentsSlipping: None of Scott's Spanish teachers [[spoiler:except his last one]] can pronounce Spanish without some French, Vietnamese, or something added into the mix.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Mouth, whose real name is [[PunnyName Louden]]. You be the judge on which is worse.
* PerkyGoth: Lee.
* SheIsAllGrownUp: Julia elicits this reaction from Scott the moment he sees her at the bus stop on their first day.
* SiblingYinYang: Scott (a major bookworm who loves to learn but relatively average in anything else) and Bobby (a high school dropout who fixes cars and now works as a struggling guitarist). Despite this, they are very close and often support each other in times of need.
* ShoutOut: Given to several renowned works of literature thanks to Scott, some of which include ''Literature/ThePrincessBride'', ''EndersGame'', and ''TuckEverlasting''.
* SupremeChef: Scott's mom is a fantastic cook.
* TroubledButCute: Bobby.
* TomSwifty: Scattered throughout the book, though they're all made by Scott and other various characters purposefully after learning them in English class and finding them hilarious.
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