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Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Alice Evelyn Davis, seventeen, has generally gotten all she wants from life but when her college of choice rejects her, problems with her best friend arise, and she faces an unexpected loss, her new-found interest in running helps get her through.
43) An off year
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Upon arriving at her dorm room, eighteen-year-old Cecily decides to postpone her freshman year of college and return to her Chicago home, where she spends a year pondering what went wrong while forging new relationships with family and friends.
45) Lucky fools
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Eighteen-year-old David Ellison, a senior at Oak Fields Preparatory School which is only a few miles away from the Stanford University campus, tries to reconcile his desire to attend Juillard instead of an Ivy League university as is expected of him, while also wondering why he seems dissatisfied with his long-term girlfriend after being cast opposite an interesting new student in the school play.
46) The silent
Author
Pub. Date
©2010
Description
Seventeen-year-old Nikki has her hands full with being a high school senior, choosing the right Christian college, and her parents' failing marriage, but when someone sends threatening emails to several of her teachers, a police officer asks her to watch and listen for clues to the sender's identity.
47) Alice in charge
Author
Series
Alice McKinley. Main series volume 22
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Along with the usual concerns of senior year in high school, Alice faces some very difficult situations, including vandalism by a group of Neo-Nazis and a friend's confession that a teacher has been taking advantage of her.
50) Teens' guide to college & career planning: your high school roadmap for college and career success
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
What an exciting time this is in your life! Whether you're about to enter ninth grade or in the middle of your high school career, you're probably thinking about what lies ahead. There are so many possibilities, but it's important to determine the road that's right for you and to prepare well for it. Wherever your path may lead - to college, the military, directly into the workforce, or somewhere else - Teens Guide to College & Career Planning has...
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
"Anxiety about getting into college has never been greater, and as an admission dean at Stanford, Swarthmore, and Sarah Lawrence, Robin Mamlet has had a front-row seat to all the angst and antics. Now she reveals the truth about admission, and the simple, honest approaches that really do work. Journalist and coauthor Christine VanDeVelde is a parent who has experienced the process first hand and knows the questions, anxieties, and concerns of students...
52) Less stress, more success: a new approach to guiding your teen through college admissions and beyond
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Co-written by a top college admissions dean and a leading pediatrician, this first-of-its-kind book delivers strategies for surviving the admissions process while strengthening parent-child relationships, managing the stress of applying to college, and building resilience to meet challenges today and in the future.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
"Offering step-by-step, practical tips, the book walks the student (and his or her parents) through the major "moments" of the college selection process: learning about the kinds of college, devising a coherent initial list, sizing up the curricula and programs of study, planning and carrying out an informative tour of the colleges, constructing a unified and compelling application, obtaining and evaluating financial aid offers, and making a final...
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