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This cautionary tale about the pressures ambitious parents can place on their children is played out in the life of Amanda Bahringer, who knows her own strengths and limitations, but tries desperately to meet the goals her mother has set for her. She graduates from high school with above-average grades and reasonably good SAT scores, sufficient to secure admission to any number of good colleges, but not impressive enough for admission to Dartmouth, her mother's choice. Enrolled in a prestigious prep school as a "post graduate" student, Amanda has five months to improve her gpa and raise her test scores. She subjects herself to a regimen that allows little time for sleep, relaxation, or friendships, and soon she needs pills to go to sleep and to boost her energy during the day, and begins to eat less and less.