{"product_id":"9780062240699","title":"Early Decision: A Novel","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eCrawford, Lacy\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWilliam Morrow Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\/26\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“\u003cem\u003e...\u003c\/em\u003epart \u003cem\u003eGossip Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, part \u003cem\u003eDead Poets Society\u003c\/em\u003e, and entirely addictive! A brilliant, satirical peek at the families of privilege behind the Ivy Curtain, this book made me laugh out loud.” —Kevin Kwan, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the decades before she was able to tell her own story, Lacy Crawford (author of \u003cem\u003eNotes on a Silencing\u003c\/em\u003e) worked with high school seniors trying to learn to tell theirs in the 15 years she spent as a highly sought-after private college counselor. The college essay could be a terribly nerve-wracking assignment—or, as Crawford saw it, an opportunity for a young person to set their sights on a future of their own—as Crawford illuminates in her debut novel \u003cem\u003eEarly Decision\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorking one-on-one with helicopter parents and burned-out kids, Anne “the application whisperer” can make Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford a reality—assuming, of course, that’s what a student wants.\u003cem\u003e Early Decision\u003c\/em\u003e follows five students over one autumn as Anne helps them craft their essays, cram for the SATs, and perfect the Common Application, though their larger task might be balancing their parents’ hopes against their own developing dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt seems their entire future is on the line—and it is. Though not because of the Ivy League. It’s because the process, warped as it is by money, connections, competition, and parental mania, threatens to crush their independence just as adulthood begins. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith wit and heart, \u003cem\u003eEarly Decision\u003c\/em\u003e sends up the secrets of the college admissions race and celebrates the adolescents forced to run its gauntlet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I nearly cried with laughter over how true to my experience\u003cbr\u003ethis book is. Lacy Crawford is spot-on in her portrayal of the anxiety,\u003cbr\u003ehilarity, and pathos inherent to the college application process.” —Anonymous, SAT Tutor, Veritas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43413996896511,"sku":"9780062240699","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780062240699_s600x595.jpg?v=1776700729","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780062240699","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}