Write a college essay that gets you noticed—and gets you in.Whether you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or just unsure where to start, College Essay Essentials by Ethan Sawyer—aka The College Essay Guy—offers a clear, proven roadmap to writing essays that stand out.Used by thousands of students, parents, and counselors, this step-by-step guide helps you discover your most compelling story and share it with authenticity and impact. It's not just abou...

The college admissions guide that helps you stand out—by showing who you really are.Stressed about essays, activity lists, or interviews? College Admission Essentials by Ethan Sawyer (aka The College Essay Guy) is the go-to roadmap for building an authentic, standout application—without the burnout.This isn't about spinning your resume. It's about discovering what matters most to you and expressing it clearly, powerfully, and persuasively....

Let the College Essay Guy take the stress out of writing your college admission essay. Packed with brainstorming activities, college personal statement samples, and more, this audiobook provides a clear, stress-free road map to writing your best admission essay.Writing a college admission essay doesn't have to be stressful. College counselor Ethan Sawyer (a.k.a. The College Essay Guy) will show you that there are only four (really, four!) types of college admission...

Write a college essay that gets you noticed—and gets you in.Whether you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or just unsure where to start, College Essay Essentials by Ethan Sawyer—aka The College Essay Guy—offers a clear, proven roadmap to writing essays that stand out.

A simple, proven, and step-by-step approach to taking control of the college admission processEthan Sawyer (the College Essay Guy), along with dozens of top admission experts, will help you stand out by showing colleges and universities how your values and your drive will change you, your alma mater, and the world.

In this intimate memoir, former Major League Baseball player Josh Hamilton reflects on his battle with addiction and the impact it had on his career—and the spiritual journey that helped him heal.Josh Hamilton was the first player chosen in the first round of the 1999 baseball draft. He was destined to be one of those rare "high-character " superstars. But in 2001, working his way from the minors to the majors, all of the plans for Josh went off the rails in a mome...

“The Serpent King is a book you won’t be able to resist or forget. The Southern boy in me savored every syllable and the reader in me fell in love with every page.” —John Corey Whaley, National Book Award finalist and Printz Award winnerDill has had to wrestle with vipers his whole life—at home, as the only son of a Pentecostal minister who urges him to handle poisonous rattlesnakes, and at school, where he faces down bullies who target him for his father’s extreme faith a...

Jon Scieszka's Guys Read anthology series for tweens turns to nonfiction in its fifth volume, True Stories. The fifth installment in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading features ten stories that are 100% amazing, 100% adventurous, 100% unbelievable—and 100% true. A star-studded group of award-winning nonfiction authors and journalists provides something for every reader, all aligned with the Common Core State Standards. Compiled and edited by real-life literature legend Jon Sci...