The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 140130902X ISBN13: 9781401309022 Release Date: August 2007 Publisher: Hachette Books Length: 448 Pages Weight: 0.86 lbs. Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.2" x 8.0" Age Range: 18 years and up Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher The bestselling author of Pledged and The Teachers 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