{"product_id":"9781401302016","title":"The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling author of \u003cb\u003ePledged\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e returns with a groundbreaking look at the pressure to achieve faced by America's teens\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003ePledged\u003c\/b\u003e, Alexandra Robbins followed four college girls to produce a riveting narrative that read like fiction. Now, in \u003cb\u003eThe Overachievers\u003c\/b\u003e, Robbins uses the same captivating style to explore how our highstakes 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 doesnt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobbins 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a compelling mix of fast-paced narrative and fascinating investigative journalism, \u003cb\u003eThe Overachievers\u003c\/b\u003e aims both to calm the admissions frenzy and to expose its escalating dangers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hyperion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014629867760,"sku":"9781401302016","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781401302016_p0.jpg?v=1763714483","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781401302016","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}