曼哈顿上东区的私立学校，是资产排名位于前 1% 的富豪们的角斗场。
这里的精英父母利用高超的手腕精心运作，为孩子争取常春藤联盟为数不多的宝贵席位，上演了一出出光鲜而残酷的育儿战争。
作为哈佛大学毕业生，布莱斯·格罗斯伯格迅速成为备受纽约上流阶层青睐的金牌家教。她的秘密武器不仅是专业知识，更重要的是她了解这些“盖茨比”的焦虑所在：在新镀金时代，财富非但没能让他们自在，反而助长了他们对阶层下滑的恐惧。
“天下父母有一个共同点，那就是希望孩子有更好的前途，但又不知道到底该怎么做。”
格罗斯伯格穿梭于曼哈顿的私立学校与豪华公寓之间，她做好准备应对精英阶层急迫的育儿诉求，却意外地窥探到孩子们不堪重负的、郁郁寡欢的精神世界。
Ben orders daily room service while living in a five-star hotel. Olivia collects luxury brand sneakers worn by celebrities. Dakota jets off to Rome when she needs to avoid drama at school.
Welcome to the inner circle of New York’s richest families, where academia is an obsession, wealth does nothing to soothe status anxiety and parents will try just about anything to gain a competitive edge in the college admissions rat race.
When Blythe Grossberg first started as a tutor and learning specialist, she had no idea what awaited her inside the high-end apartments of Fifth Avenue. Children are expected to be as efficient and driven as CEOs, starting their days with 5:00 a.m. squash practice and ending them with late-night tutoring sessions. Meanwhile, their powerful parents will do anything to secure one of the precious few spots at the Ivy Leagues, whatever the cost to them or their kids.
Through stories of the children she tutors that are both funny and shocking, Grossberg shows us the privileged world of America’s wealthiest families and the systems in place that help them stay on top.
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