{"product_id":"acceptance-david-l-marcus-9780143117643","title":"Acceptance: A Legendary Guidance Counselor Helps Seven Kids Find the Right Colleges--and Find Themselves","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn engrossing profile of an extraordinary guidance counselor who helps kids get into the right colleges through focusing on self- awareness \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gwyeth Smith, known as Smitty, is a nationally renowned guidance counselor who believes that getting into college should be a kid's first great moment of self-discovery. In \u003ci\u003eAcceptance\u003c\/i\u003e, David L. Marcus, Pulitzer Prize-winning former education writer for \u003ci\u003eU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003c\/i\u003e, spins an absorbing narrative of a year in the lives of Smitty and \"his\" kids. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At a diverse public school in Long Island, New York, Smitty works his unique magic on students' applications and their lives, helping them find the right college by figuring out who they are, rather than focusing on what their test scores, grades, and finances reflect. Loaded with advice that readers can apply to their own college searches, \u003ci\u003eAcceptance\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that thousands of students and their parents will find indispensable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David L. Marcus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143117645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143117643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"David L. Marcus","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44829286269183,"sku":"9780143117643","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf5dd0d5-94d1-473c-a55e-00b6379fe707.jpg?v=1708450360","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/acceptance-david-l-marcus-9780143117643","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}