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Thyme Gilchrest struggles with her homework, unable to concentrate. She tells her parents, and suggests trying Ritalin, but they don't listen. Maybe they're too busy having wine after work.
Will has the opposite problem. His parents think he has ADHD, but Will is just lazy. And now he has a bottle of Ritalin he doesn't want.
Thyme pockets it, and realizes she is not the only one who could use some "assistance". Soon, she's got a system set up, and is the dealer at her school for legally controlle ...more
Will has the opposite problem. His parents think he has ADHD, but Will is just lazy. And now he has a bottle of Ritalin he doesn't want.
Thyme pockets it, and realizes she is not the only one who could use some "assistance". Soon, she's got a system set up, and is the dealer at her school for legally controlle ...more
As the mother of a teenager going through the college application slog I was interested to read this book. It was certainly a grim picture of American life in the 21st century. Kids stressed out and drugged out caring only about getting into the top colleges. I would hope it is an exaggeration but having attended college 30 years ago with students of this ilk I fear it may be true. Can't say I enjoyed the book. The heroine was not very likeable and the author never built any sympathy for her, at
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Dec 22, 2008
Rachael
marked it as to-read
Apr 03, 2012
Tamara
marked it as to-read
