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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Page 6A fun and effective study method for students who take the annual SAT and ACT, this captivating time-travel adventure incorporates vocabulary words from the tests into the story.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Test of Time is a captivating time-travel adventure that incorporates vocabulary words from the SAT and ACT, boldfacing them throughout the novel and providing definitions in a handy back-of-the book glossary. The result is a fun and effective study method for the thousands of diligent students who take these tests each year. <p/>For Orlando Garcia Ortiz and his friends at prestigious Hadleyburg University, it's finals week. That same week, but many, many years before, a famously eccentric writer in Hartford, Connecticut, is putting the finishing touches on a manuscript about a rebellious boy named Huck. Suddenly, a bizarre thing happens: The manuscript disappears and in its place appears a strange contraption-a college student's laptop that has traveled through time. It's a mysterious set of circumstances, but our intrepid heroes at Hadleyburg, joined by Mark Twain, endeavor to retrieve their valued possessions and return to their proper places in time. <p/><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Q: What's better than a whole pile of those <b>loathsome </b>test-preparation books?<br>A: The <b>captivating </b>novel you're holding in your hands. <p> That's right: You can actually study for the SAT and ACT by reading this time-travel adventure novel. As you enjoy <i>Test of Time</i>, you will <b>encounter </b>more than 2,000 words commonly found on both tests, each one highlighted in boldface and defined in a handy back-of-the-book glossary. The best part is, you'll remember the words better because you've learned each one in <b>context</b>--in relation to the other words around it. And one thing the SAT and ACT will always test is your ability to <b>comprehend </b>what you read and your knowledge of words in <b>context</b>. <br> Did you ever imagine you could study for the SAT and ACT and have fun at the same time? If that sounds like a better way to go, look inside. <p>Charles Harrington Elster, a graduate of Yale University, is the author of various popular books about language and vocabulary, including <i>Tooth and Nail: A Novel Approach to the SAT</i>. He co-hosts a weekly public radio show on language in San Diego, where he lives with his wife and daughters.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>PRAISE FOR TOOTH AND NAIL<br>"A mystery story, at once whimsical and elucidating, filled with<br>hundreds of SAT examiner's favorite test words."<br>--LOS ANGELES TIMES<br>"An SAT prep tool that practically spoon-feeds a plenitude of . . .<br>beneficial vocabulary to a plethora of adroit high school students."<br>--HOUSTON CHRONICLE<br>"A superlative SAT strategy.A unique ... guide toward an SAT score of<br>which you can be proud."--COLLEGE BOUND<br><br>

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