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A guide to writing essays for applications to Ivy League colleges. Explains how to choose a topic, include the right elements, avoid common mistakes, and make the essay effective.

"Ariana loves her unicorn, Whisper. But Whisper loves the outdoors--where there are bugs and dirt and wild animals! Yikes! When the animals start acting strangely. Ariana knows there's something wrong with the magic on the island"--Back cover.

"Mia is officially a Troubled Teen--she gets bad grades, drinks too much, and has probably gone too far with too many guys. But she doesn't realize how out of control she seems until she is taken from her home in the middle of the night and sent away to Red Oak Academy, a therapeutic girls' boarding school in the middle of nowhere. While there, Mia is forced to confront her painful past at the same time she questions why she's at Red Oak. If she were a boy, would her behavior be considered wild enough to get sent away? But what happens when circumstances outside of her control compel Mia to make herself vulnerable enough to be truly seen?"--Provided by publisher.

Steve has joined the staff of Minecrafters Academy as a guest teacherbut luck and then disaster strike in his first farming class, when he digs a hole that unexpectedly reveals a hidden chest full of treasure. At first the students are thrilled, but strange occurrences seem to follow those who discovered the chest, and an unending storm plagues the school. With a steady rain soaking the campus, Minecrafters Academy is vulnerable to nonstop attacks from zombies and skeletons. With the help of Cayla, a new student who claims to know more about the legendary chest, Steve and the students of the Academy look for a way to stop the storm and save their campus. Their journey will take them far from the school, to peaceful Mushroom Island. But what they find there will put them all in even greater danger... Nothing is what it appears and no one can truly be trusted in this mysterious fifth installment in the Unofficial Minecrafters Academy series.

It's graduation week at Minecrafters Academy, but a battle is brewing between the top five students at the school. With the school's top five students wrapped up in an endless prank war as they compete over the coveted position of class speaker, one of their classmates finds a solution: the students will travel to an End city and hunt for treasure; the student who not only survives, but returns with the most treasures, will be chosen. The students set off on their journey, but they quickly learn that the End is no joke. Face-to-face with shulkers, the deadly Void, and the mighty Ender Dragon, the school's top students learn there's more to success than making the grade. They must learn to fight together--or no one will make it back alive. In this final installment of the Unofficial Minecrafters Academy series, the risks--and the potential rewards--are greater than ever.

Someone who goes by the name of "V" is planning to unleash a lethal virus that could destroy the human race, and it is up to Nikki Tesla and her friends from the Genius Academy (which has been blamed for an international incident and shut down), to uncover the villain (who is closer to them than they realize) and find a way to stop the biological attack--an effort that will cost Nikki her life.

"When Mary Shelley is kidnapped by a mad scientist, Nikki Tesla and the other members of the Genius Academy team are forced to agree to steal a priceless, lethal high-tech ring in order to free her; but Nikki also plans to use the heist to get closer to her long-lost father who claims he is not the criminal mastermind she believes him to be"--OCLC.

"The boys of Kings Row are assigned a course of team building exercises to deepen their bonds. It takes a shoplifting scandal, a couple of moonlit forest strolls, and a whole lot of introspection for the team to realize they are stronger together than they could ever be apart"--Provided by publisher.

"'Don't give up, and your feelings will reach!' It's time for the famous inter-school flying broom race, and everyone is betting on Diana to win! But when she falls ill, who's going to take her place? And what will become of Akko and Luna Nova?! The mirthful magical fantasy series concludes!"--Provided by publisher.

Paralyzed by grief, Moira feels punished when her parents send her to a therapeutic boarding school in Maine where she meets eleven other troubled girls and gradually begins to understand her parents' true intentions behind sending her there.