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The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven KidsThe 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 captivating style to explore how our high stakes educational culture has spiraled out of control. During the year of her ten year reunion, Robbins goes back to her high
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 captivating style to explore how our high-stakes 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 doesn't 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. Robbins 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. With a compelling mix of fast-paced narrative and fascinating investigative journalism, The Overachievers aims both to calm the admissions frenzy and to expose its escalating dangers.Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Hachette Books
Published: 08/08/2006
ISBN: 9781401302016
Pages: 439
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.40d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/22/2006 pg. 42
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2006 pg. 564
Vanity Fair 08/01/2006 pg. 72
Library Journal 07/01/2006 pg. 103
Booklist 07/01/2006 pg. 14
People Weekly 08/14/2006 pg. 51
Entertainment Weekly 08/11/2006 pg. 72
New York Times 08/06/2006 pg. 13
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2006 pg. 12
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★★★★★ 5
Pillow comfort and quality
Size: Queen / Standard, Color: White
Bought this for my husband. He is very happy with it. It is well constructed. He doesn’t like too firm or too soft. It meets those requirements. Very reasonably priced. I have bought very expensive pillows that aren’t even comfortable!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2026
★★★★★ 4
Pretty good.
Size: Queen / Standard, Color: White
Me and my fiancé have been going through a lot of pillows, trying to find the right ones. We go to this local hotel to unwind and use the whirlpool sometimes. Their pillows are immaculate. So I starting looking at “Hotel Pillows”. These are not the same as the hotel pillows, not even close tbh, but they are the best ones I’ve bought so far. They are comfy from day one. I was worried when opening the box and seeing that they had the same cover on them as others I bought before, but they were not the same. Pretty comfortable, and less neck pain than any of the other ones. My house is like the house of pillows and I am finally going to start getting rid of the old ones. Maybe we’ll find some down pillows to put on our registry, but until then, these are staying on my bed.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2026
★★★★★ 5
These pillows are way nicer than hotel pillows!
Size: Queen / Standard, Color: White
This is a real review and I am not a robot. I’m actually sleeping with these pillows right now. They are so comfortable the right softness levels. Oh my gosh they’re awesome. I don’t know about hotel pillows, but these are way better quality form with your head and you sleep like a baby.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Absolutely Amazing!! Truly the perfect pillow!
Size: Queen / Standard, Color: White
I absolutely love these pillows. They couldn't be more perfect! I have spent years buying and throwing out pillow after pillow. I struggle with a lot of neck and upper back pain and I struggled even more trying to find the right pillow on top of spending several hundred dollars on pillows that just got tossed. If you want a great night of sleep and you want to wake up feeling refreshed and not struggling with fatigue and every day neck or back pain you absolutely MUST give these pillows a try!!! They are super easy to wash, made with great quality and have not once bothered my many allergies like most pillows do. I have not noticed any of the chemical odors moat pillows give off, easy to adjust does great with just occasional fluffing. So far has stayed fluffy for me although I did put it in the dryer a time or two as the instructions stated to help with extra fluff and also because I couldn't wait for them to air fluff when they first arrived, an Air B&B we stayed at had these and I ordered them before we even headed back home I loved them so much I had to order my own and was too impatient to wait!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2026
★★★★★ 4
Comfortable Support
Size: King, Color: White
These bed pillows provide good comfort and support for sleeping, with a nice balance of softness and structure. They hold their shape fairly well and work for both back and side sleeping positions. The overall feel is comfortable and helps improve sleep quality.
Overall, they are reliable everyday pillows that offer good comfort and support.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2026
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