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343 pp.
| Hyperion
| August, 2016
|
TradeISBN 978-1-4847-2387-6$17.99
(3)
YA
Adderall-popping "study-machine" Reshma Kapoor will succeed; no one--not parents, peers, or teachers--will stand in her way. Presented as an autobiographical novel penned by Reshma for her admission to Stanford, this is a densely metafictional tale told in almost frantic real-time. While ruthlessly diabolical Reshma's narration is self-aggrandizing and fascinatingly unreliable, she tells a darkly relevant story about academic fairness, achievement, and honesty.