Gladwell, Malcolm. Marita’s Bargain. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015, 9400 South Park Center Loop, Orlando Florida 3281-8647. Print. Gladwell writes this essay towards the kids and parents. Gladwell talks about the living conditions and how poor they are. He also describes the financial aid that is needed to support these families and how that affects a student. He describes how one student comes from being not the smartest girl in school to becoming the smartest kid and passing the expectations that were given to her. The school that had achieved her to reach success is KIPP this school is only for those who have won through a lottery this girl would enter the school and know more than what she has learned in her old school.