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Freshmen | Tom Ellen, Lucy Ivison
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A laugh-out-loud, realistic portrayal of a freshman year in college for fans of Broad City. Getting in is just the beginning. Phoebe can't wait to get to college. On her own, discovering new things, no curfew . . . she'll be free. And she'll be totally different: cooler, prettier, smarter . . . the perfect potential girlfriend. Convenient: the only person from her high school also going to York is her longtime crush, Luke. Luke didn't set out to redefine himself, but as soon as he arrives on campus, he finds himself dumping his long-term long-distance girlfriend. And the changes don't stop there. In fact, being on a soccer team is the only thing that stays the same. Just when things start looking up (and Phoebe and Luke start hooking up), drama looms on the horizon. Rumors swirl about the Wall of Shame, a secret text chain run by Luke's soccer team, filled with compromising photos of girls. As the women on campus determine to expose the team and shut down the account, Luke and Phoebe find themselves grappling with confusing feelings and wondering how they'll ever make it through freshman year. Praise for Tom and Lucy's A Totally Awkward Love Story: "Broad City meets Judy Blume." --YABooksCentral.com "Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison are embracing the awkward." --RT Book Reviews "Filled with madcap, hilarious moments and deep romance." --Hypable.com "A fun, edgy read." --Children's Book Council "Funny and genuine, this one deserves a thumbs-up." --Hazel, StayBookish.com "Raunchy, irreverent slapstick." --Booklist "You do not want to miss it . . . such a cute summer kickoff story." --Tales of the Ravenous Reader
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Andrea313
Freshers | Tom Ellen, Lucy Ivison
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Book Depository coming through! #newin #bookhaul #readmoreplays

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juliannebenford
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This was brilliant! By turns funny, serious, thoughtful and silly, I loved spending time in Phoebe and Luke's first-term-of-university world as they make and break friends and hearts. Highly recommended. I want to go re-read Tom and Lucy's other two books now!

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juliannebenford
Freshers | Tom Ellen, Lucy Ivison
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After finishing Giant Days I wanted more British university comedy so I grabbed this copy of Freshers that @yayeahyeah lent me about 100 years ago (okay, two, it came out in 2017). So far it has not disappointed me. I‘m only on page 70 and I've done many giggles and three loud cackles!

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jerra
Freshmen | Tom Ellen, Lucy Ivison
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1) oh, gosh. My school went up to 8th, so I‘m going to use that to my advantage and say 8th grade. I had an amazing homeroom and also history teacher. I would bring him coffee and get As and he wouldn‘t mark me late every morning (which I was).
2) Chinese.
3) Nope, but my sister and hers lives with me!
4) A cold one. Idk I am bad at geography but I want to be a cold island.
5) it‘s already Saturday!
#friyayintro @thewallflower0707 @jesshowbooks

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jerra
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Not a freshman, but I‘m really digging these college YA novels!

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desertbibliophile
Freshmen | Tom Ellen, Lucy Ivison
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Hilarious. Reminds me why I never want to relive my freshman year of college. 🤭

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BookishClaire
Freshers | Tom Ellen, Lucy Ivison
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New Brit Lit Podcast episode, and I loved making this one!
https://britlitblog.com/2018/03/08/brit-lit-podcast-episode-12-school-uniforms-a...

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BookishClaire
Freshers | Tom Ellen, Lucy Ivison
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So excited this is coming to the US in June — one of my faves of 2017 — though I shudder to think how Americanised these York students will be. For a start, solo cups aren‘t a thing in the UK...

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GerardtheBookworm
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This is retitled as Freshmen for the US release. Marketed toward the YA set, we got a galley copy of it and I'm very disappointed. It's written in a YA format but it's too mature with the sexual themes to be considered YA. This could easily be New Adult but the writing is too simplistic. Pass on this one!

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BookishClaire
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I flipping loved this book. It made me laugh, cry, cringe, and internally scream, and filled me with nostalgia for my own uni days and thankfulness for my college friends. Even the acknowledgements page made me cry. Americans and other non-Brits, you can get it on bookdepository for less than $9 including postage. Everyone in the U.K.: get thee to a bookshop!

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BookishClaire
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I'm loving this book, and look how cheap it is!

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BookishClaire
Freshers | Tom Ellen, Lucy Ivison
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It's 20 years this month since I started university so I'm feeling a bit nostalgic. Good time to read this!

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Lucy2
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I read this book so unbelievably quickly as it was ridiculously funny and anyone who has been to university will instantly relate to all the ups and downs of freshers week, which in this book is told through the perspective of Luke and Phoebe. A great laugh out loud read! #laughoutloud #freshers #youngadultfiction