The Overachievers (Reprint) (Paperback) by Alexandra Robbins
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br> The bestselling author of "Pledged" returns with a groundbreaking look at thepressure American teens face to achieve. <p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br> <b>The bestselling author of <i>Pledged</i> returns with a groundbreaking look at the pressure to achieve faced by America's teens</b></br></br> In <i>Pledged</i>, Alexandra Robbins followed four college girls to produce a riveting narrative that read like fiction. Now, in <i>The Overachievers</i>, 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.</br></br> 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.</br></br> With a compelling mix of fast-paced narrative and fascinating investigative journalism, <i>The Overachievers</i> aims both to calm the admissions frenzy and to expose its escalating dangers. <p/><br></br><p><b> About The Author </b></p></br></br> <b>Alexandra Robbins</b>, winner of the prestigious 2014 John Bartlow Martin Award for Public Interest Magazine Journalism, is the author of four <i>New York Times</i> bestsellers, including <i>Pledged</i> and <i>The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth</i>. She has written for the <i>New Yorker, Vanity Fair, New York Times</i>, and other publications, and has appeared on numerous television shows from <i>60 Minutes</i> to <i>The Colbert Report</i>.
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