The overachievers
Subtitle: the secret lives of driven kids
By: Alexandra Robbins
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Hyperion
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 439
ISBN-13: 9781401302016
Subjects: Case studies; Overachievement
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-435).