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Doctor. Lawyer. Teacher. Astronaut. President of the United States. There are thousands of careers out there. Maybe you don't know what you want to be yet, but no matter what career you're interested in pursuing, the dream, and the hard work to get there, starts now. So it couldn't hurt to be prepared. From smart ways to pay for college to decoding a first paycheck, this book helps readers with the basics of choosing a college and setting a career plan they can achieve.

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The Internet is an exciting research tool with bright graphics, color pictures, and bite-size chunks of information. With such easy access to it, it is no wonder many students prefer online resources over print. Therefore, publishers must design their texts with Internet features. Unfortunately, the books in this series do not implement enough Internet characteristics to attract young people. There are insufficient illustrations and those uninspired few are colorless. The text is also rather dry and devoid of humor and vivacity. The target audience and purpose of these books is unclear. Each volume explores an aspect of money and future security, and while they are user-friendly enough in their vocabulary and use of examples (iphones to discuss budgeting; Twitter and Facebook to examine privacy), they include a bevy of superfluous information that is developmentally inappropriate for the general teen reader (paying yearly taxes, keeping financial documents, credit unions) and they assume prior knowledge that most teens do not possess (the recommendation of writing a will or complaint letter for damaged purchases without a sample and suggesting comparison shopping without providing strategies). On the plus side, every volume includes a glossary, Internet and book sources for further reading, and quizzes at each chapter end along with an answer key to review the information taught.

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