Principal Characters ix
Prologue: The mystery 1(12)
Part I Fall
Chapter 1 The Treasure Map
13(13)
Chapter 2 Leaving
26(20)
Chapter 3 The Pressure Cooker
46(21)
Chapter 4 A Math Problem
67(14)
Part II Winter
Chapter 5 An American In Utopia
81(23)
Chapter 6 Drive
104(20)
Chapter 7 The Metamorphosis
124(27)
Part III Spring
Chapter 8 Difference
151(18)
Chapter 9 The $4 million Teacher
169(11)
Chapter 10 Coming Home
180(21)
Author's Note 201(6)
Appendix I How to spot a world-class education 207(12)
Appendix II AFS student experience survey 219(20)
Selected Bibliography 239(16)
Notes 255(36)
Index 291