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Description edit
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... read more
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Summary edit
I really want to read this book it looks so interesting.
Characters/People edit
- Julie, Senior: perceived as The Superstar
- Audrey, Junior: perceived as the Perfectionist
- AP Frank, College Freshman: perceived as The Workhorse
- Taylor, Senior: perceived as The Popular Girl
- Sam, Senior: perceived as the Teacher's Pet
- Pete, Junior: perceived as The Meathead
- The Stealth Overachiever, Junior: perceived as "?"
- Ryland, Junior: perceived as The Slacker
- C.J., Junior: perceived as The Flirt
- Derek: Add a description of this character.
- Richard
- Lydia
- Mike
- Andrew
- Mr. Murphy
- Hugh
- Ann
- Brad
- Matt Lawrence
- Kristen
- Duke
- Charles
- Williams
- Rita Lin
- Steve
- Isabel
- Hollis
- Geoffrey
- Timmy
- Ellie
- Brown
- Yuri
- Hotta
- White
- Adderall
- Kadison
- Kaufman
Setting & Locations edit
- Walt Whitman High School: High school in Bethesda, MD - "the smartest city in the country"
- Harvard College
- Stanford
- Pennsylvania
- Middlebury
- United States
- Massachusetts
- Mass Hall
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Bethesda
- California
- America
- Dartmouth
- Princeton
- Trinity
- Trenton
- Michigan
- China
- New York City
- Florida
- Washington
- New England
- Manhattan
- Japan
- Kentucky
- Texas
- Swarthmore
- River Falls
- South River
- Georgetown
- Minnesota
- Illinois
- North Carolina
First Sentence edit
On the surface, Julie seemed to have it all.
Table of Contents edit
1. Meet the Overachievers: July 20 - September 1
2. Pressure: September 2 - 26
3. Finding a Place: September 29 - October 6
4. Numbers: October 7 - 23
5. Competition: October 25 - November 7
6. Perceptions: November 7 - 21
7. Left Behind: November 22 - December 6
8. Verdicts: December 8 - 20
9. Family Matters: Winter Break
10. Breaks: January 10 - 30
11. Superlative: February 2 - 12
12. The Space Between: February 12 - 25
13. Tested: March 4 - 25
14. Keeping Up: April 2 - 24
15. Young "Adults": April 26 - May 17
16. Changes: May 27 - July 2
17. Back to School: August 3 - December 9
Authors & Contributors edit
- Alexandra Robbins (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Hyperion
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 1401302017
Page Count: 448
Publisher: Hyperion
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 1401302017
Page Count: 448
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 305.2350973
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Anthropology › Cultural
- Books › Professional & Technical › Education › By Level › College
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Children's Studies
- Books › Parenting & Families › Parenting › Teenagers
- Books › Nonfiction › Education › College & University
- Books › Health, Mind & Body › Personal Health › Women's Health
- Books › Nonfiction › Education › Secondary School
- Books › Nonfiction › Women's Studies
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