universities and colleges

Profiles 388 colleges considered to be the best based on polls of students, and ranks them within fifty categories, such as academics, administration, campus life, and financial aid.

"From ESPN journalists whose investigation garnered a Peabody Award, the full devastating story of former physician Larry Nassar's serial abuse of America's elite gymnasts and others, revealing the win-at-all-costs culture in youth athletics and higher education that enabled him"--Provided by publisher.

"There are many watchers and they are always white. That's the first thing Echo notices as she settles into Dartmouth College. Despite graduating high school in Cleveland as valedictorian, Echo immediately struggles to keep up in demanding classes. Dartmouth made many promises it couldn't keep. The campus is not a rainbow-colored utopia where education lifts every voice. Nor is it a paradise of ideas, an incubator of inclusivity, or even an exciting dating scene. But it might be a portal to different dimensions of time and space--only accessible if Echo accepts her calling as a Chosen One and takes charge of her future by healing her past. This remarkable challenge demands vulnerability, humility, and the conviction to ask for help without sacrificing self-worth"--From the publisher's web site.

Provides a study guide to helps students prepare for the SAT exam.

A study guide for students preparing to take the Advanced Placement English language and composition exam that includes subject reviews, guidance on the multiple-choice questions and essays, sample scored argumentative and expository essays by students, a vocabulary guide, and 7 full-length practice tests with explanations.

"This book addresses the concerns students have about their college futures as well as the concerns of incoming freshman: when to start thinking about college, how to choose the right school, tips for a successful application, scholarship opportunities, registering for classes, how to manage stress, choosing (and changing) majors, [and more]"--Provided by publisher.

When two high school students with different ideas about their futures meet while touring colleges, they come to value each other's point of view, and an unexpected romance unfolds.

"Elloren Gardner is the granddaughter of the last prophesied Black Witch, Carnissa Gardner, who drove back the enemy forces and saved the Gardnerian people during the Realm War. But while she is the absolute spitting image of her famous grandmother, Elloren is utterly devoid of power in a society that prizes magical ability above all else. When she is granted the opportunity to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming an apothecary, Elloren joins her brothers at the prestigious Verpax University to embrace a destiny of her own, free from the shadow of her grandmother's legacy. But she soon realizes that the university, which admits all manner of people-including the fire-wielding, winged Icarals, the sworn enemies of all Gardnerians-is a treacherous place for the granddaughter of the Black Witch. As evil looms on the horizon and the pressure to live up to her heritage builds, everything Elloren thought she knew will be challenged and torn away. Her best hope of survival may be among the most unlikely band of misfits-if only she can find the courage to trust those she's been taught to hate and fear"--Provided by publisher.

"To discover the truth behind her mother's mysterious death, a teen girl infiltrates a magical secret society claiming to be the descendants of King Arthur and his knights"--Provided by publisher.

Four pranksters decide they are going to use their intelligence to get an unqualified student into Harvard University.