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The Overachievers - The Secret Lives of Driven Kids (Hardcover)
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The Overachievers - The Secret Lives of Driven Kids (Hardcover)
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The bestselling author of Pledged returns with a groundbreaking
look at the pressure to achieve faced by America's teens In
Pledged, Alexandra Robbins followed four college girls to produce a
riveting narrative that read like fiction. Now, in The
Overachievers, Robbins uses the same captivating style to explore
how our high-stakes educational culture has spiraled out of
control. During the year of her ten-year reunion, Robbins goes back
to her high school, where she follows heart-tuggingly likeable
students including "AP" Frank, who grapples with horrifying
parental pressure to succeed; Audrey, whose panicked perfectionism
overshadows her life; Sam, who worries his years of overachieving
will be wasted if he doesn't attend a name-brand college; Taylor,
whose ambition threatens her popular girl status; and The Stealth
Overachiever, a mystery junior who flies under the radar. Robbins
tackles teen issues such as intense stress, the student and teacher
cheating epidemic, sports rage, parental guilt, the black market
for study drugs, and a college admissions process so cutthroat that
students are driven to suicide and depression because of a B. With
a compelling mix of fast-paced narrative and fascinating
investigative journalism, The Overachievers aims both to calm the
admissions frenzy and to expose its escalating dangers.
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