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Firstborn angela hawthorne is a straighta student and star athlete, with extracurricular activities coming out of her ears and a college application thats not going to write itself. Buy the admissions by meg mitchell moore online at alibris. The admissions by meg mitchell moore books for scandal fans. Miranda beverlywhittemore, june and meg mitchell moore. We asked meg mitchell moore to tell us a little bit more about what inspired her to write a book about college admissions among other things. The admissions meg mitchell moore, 2015 knopf doubleday 320 pp. Sign me up to get more news about womens fiction books. Shes set her sights on harvard, her fathers alma mater, and like a dog with a chew toy, angela wont let up until shes basking in crimsoncolored glory. Meg mitchell moore began writing as soon as she figured out how the cursive t and f were different and hasnt stopped since. She lives in newburyport, massachusetts, with her husband and three daughters. The admissions by meg mitchell moore, paperback barnes. The hawthornes are an upwardlymobile california family, careening toward disaster, intent on maintaining their slice of the american dream at whatever cost. We interviewed author meg mitchell moore about her new novel, the admissions, which follows one family through the sometimes arduous, always exciting college application process. Brimming with humor and warmth, the admissions introduces readers to a family so insightfully drawn and deliciously flawed that it will remain with you long after you reach the final page.
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