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When Carolina Giddle moves into the Blatchford Arms, no one knows what to make of her sequin-sprinkled sneakers and her trinket-crusted car.

Travis has been waiting to get to junior high. When that time finally comes, things are both better, and worse, than he had hoped. On the plus side are two great new teachers.

Cosmo the clown is the first bit of light to come into Barbara's life in a long time. At home, she takes care of her abusive father, her grandmother, and Livvy, her sick sister.

At fifteen, Tamara has survived the foster-care system through brains, will and attitude.

This two-book bundle is an essential handbook for any student or parent considering college. Learn why a degree is no longer a passport to success in today's job market.

This two-book bundle is an essential handbook for any student or parent considering university. Learn why a degree is no longer a passport to success in today's job market.

A degree is no longer a passport to success in today’s job market. Going to university used to be a passport to future success, but that’s no longer the case.

Going to college used to be a passport to future success, but that’s no longer the case.

Going to college used to be a passport to future success, but that's no longer the case.

Going to college used to be a passport to future success, but that's no longer the case.

Going to college used to be a passport to future success, but that's no longer the case.

Going to university used to be a passport to future success, but that’s no longer the case.

Going to university used to be a passport to future success, but that’s no longer the case.

Going to university used to be a passport to future success, but that’s no longer the case.

Two professors look at the mystique around universities and the consequences of “credentialism.” For decades, we have promoted the idea that a university degree is a passport to future career succ