“Perfect for fans of Curtis Sittenfeld's Prep.â€â€”Booklist
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In this witty, hilarious, and entertaining novel that’s “The Devil Wears Prada meets Primates of Park Avenue†(The New York Times), a young woman is unexpectedly thrust into the cutthroat world of New York City private school admissions.
Miraculously, Kate manages to land a job in the admissions department at the revered Hudson Day School. In her new position Kate learns there’s no time for self-pity or nonsense during the thick of the admissions season, or what her colleagues refer to as “the dark time.†As the process revs up, Kate meets smart kids who are unlikable, likeable kids who aren’t very smart, and Park Avenue parents who refuse to take no for an answer. Through a comical and crazy run of wildly unpredictable interviews, subtle bribes, outright threats, final judgments, and page-turning twists, the highly competitive and occasionally absurd world of private school admissions is brought to light in all of its outrageous glory that is reminiscent of Curtis Sittenfeld’s Prep.