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A look at the world of teens who face unbearable pressure to succeed explores such issues as intense stress, sports rage, parental guilt, the study drug black market, and the cutthroat college admissions process, as well as their impact on young people.
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Contemporary, classical in form, earnest and grave.
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- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
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About the book
- Author
- Alexandra Robbins
- First published
- August 8, 2006
- Pages
- 439
- Publisher
- Turnaround [distributor], Hyperion
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781401302016
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