Rising class : how three first-generation college students conquered their first year / Jennifer Miller.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York, NY : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: First editionDescription: viii, 339 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780374313579
- 0374313571
- How 3 1st-generation college students conquered their 1st year
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Northport Library | YA NonFiction | 378.1982 M648 | Checked out | 06/21/2024 | 33111009473170 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Making it through the first year of college is tough. What makes it even tougher is being the first in your family to do so. Who can you turn to when you need advice?Rising Class follows three first-generation freshmen, Briani, Conner, and Jacklynn, as they experience no only their first semester of college, but the COVID-19 pandemic that turned their spring semester upside down. From life in the Ivy League to classes at a community college, readers follow these students' challenges, successes, and dreams as they tackle their first year of college and juggle responsibilities to their families back home.Jennifer Miller writes a compelling eye-opening, and poignant true story that speaks to new beginnings, coming-of-age, and perseverance.
Ages 12-18 years Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers.
Grades 10-12 Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers.
"This eye-opening YA narrative nonfiction follows three first-generation college students as they navigate their first year -- and ultimately a global pandemic"-- Provided by publisher.