{"product_id":"the-overachievers-the-secret-lives-of-driven-kids-9781401309022","title":"The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePledged\u003c\/i\u003e returns with a groundbreaking look at the pressure to achieve faced by America's teens\u003c\/b\u003e In \u003ci\u003ePledged\u003c\/i\u003e, Alexandra Robbins followed four college girls to produce a riveting narrative that read like fiction. Now, in \u003ci\u003eThe Overachievers\u003c\/i\u003e, 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Overachievers\u003c\/i\u003e aims both to calm the admissions frenzy and to expose its escalating dangers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2284812\"\u003eAlexandra Robbins\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781401309022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 140130902X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC047000\"\u003eChildren's Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FAM\"\u003eFamily \u0026amp; Relationships\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FAM043000\"\u003eLife Stages | Teenagers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FAM\"\u003eFamily \u0026amp; Relationships\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FAM016000\"\u003eEducation\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexandra Robbins\u003c\/b\u003e, winner of the prestigious 2014 John Bartlow Martin Award for Public Interest Magazine Journalism, is the author of four \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, including \u003ci\u003ePledged\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e. She has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker, Vanity Fair, New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications, and has appeared on numerous television shows from \u003ci\u003e60 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Colbert Report\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51164681208095,"sku":"9781401309022","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/6953\/0143\/files\/img_1e96165b-9d90-4c6d-b39d-3ae7a2d442b1.jpg?v=1756137847","url":"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-overachievers-the-secret-lives-of-driven-kids-9781401309022","provider":"MOCorrectionsbookstore.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}