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Test of Time : A Novel Approach to the SAT and ACT by Charles Harrington Elster (2004, Trade Paperback)

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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. 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.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0156011379
ISBN-13
9780156011372
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5937945

Product Key Features

Book Title
Test of Time : a Novel Approach to the Sat and Act
Author
Charles Harrington Elster
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Act, Sat, Mystery & Detective / General
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Study Aids, Fiction
Number of Pages
448 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
13.8 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Pz7.E528te 2004
Grade from
Ninth Grade
Grade to
Twelfth Grade
Reviews
Grade 8 Up-Flashing back and forth between the present and late-19th-century Connecticut, Test of Time stars Mark Twain, whose Huckleberry Finn manuscript mysteriously vanishes into thin air from his desk, only to be replaced with the laptop computer belonging to modern-day university student Orlando Ortiz. Such an intriguing plot twist could potentially evolve into a quirky, suspenseful time-travel mystery in which Orlando and Twain devise a plan to retrieve their respective belongings. But the book also hopes to serve as a learning tool for the verbal portions of standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT. Unfortunately, readers get bogged down not only by a flat narrative, but also by oddly placed, boldface vocabulary words embedded into the text. These test words, which repeatedly number well over a dozen per page, render the novel virtually unreadable and negate the attempt to promote vocabulary improvement through pleasure reading. Often three to five bold words are lumped into a single sentence, which could hamper readers' ability to deduce definitions from their context. And even though there is some interestingly believable teen speak scattered throughout, the book will still take almost as much work to get through as the usual SAT or ACT study manuals.-Hillias J. Martin, New York Public Library, PRAISE FOR TOOTH AND NAIL "A mystery story, at once whimsical and elucidating, filled with hundreds of SAT examiner's favorite test words." --LOS ANGELES TIMES "An SAT prep tool that practically spoon-feeds a plenitude of . . . beneficial vocabulary to a plethora of adroit high school students." --HOUSTON CHRONICLE "A superlative SAT strategy.A unique ... guide toward an SAT score of which you can be proud."--COLLEGE BOUND --, PRAISE FOR TOOTH AND NAIL "A mystery story, at once whimsical and elucidating, filled with hundreds of SAT examiner's favorite test words." --LOS ANGELES TIMES "An SAT prep tool that practically spoon-feeds a plenitude of . . . beneficial vocabulary to a plethora of adroit high school students." --HOUSTON CHRONICLE "A superlative SAT strategy.A unique ... guide toward an SAT score of which you can be proud."--COLLEGE BOUND, PRAISE FOR TOOTH AND NAIL "A mystery story, at once whimsical and elucidating, filled with hundreds of SAT examiner's favorite test words." -LOS ANGELES TIMES "An SAT prep tool that practically spoon-feeds a plenitude of . . . beneficial vocabulary to a plethora of adroit high school students." -HOUSTON CHRONICLE "A superlative SAT strategy.A unique ... guide toward an SAT score of which you can be proud."-COLLEGE BOUND, PRAISE FOR TOOTH AND NAIL A mystery story, at once whimsical and elucidating, filled with hundreds of SAT examiner's favorite test words. -LOS ANGELES TIMES An SAT prep tool that practically spoon-feeds a plenitude of . . . beneficial vocabulary to a plethora of adroit high school students. -HOUSTON CHRONICLE A superlative SAT strategy.A unique ... guide toward an SAT score of which you can be proud.-COLLEGE BOUND, PRAISE FOR TOOTH AND NAIL eoeA mystery story, at once whimsical and elucidating, filled with hundreds of SAT examinere(tm)s favorite test words.e e"LOS ANGELES TIMES eoeAn SAT prep tool that practically spoon-feeds a plenitude of . . . beneficial vocabulary to a plethora of adroit high school students.e e"HOUSTON CHRONICLE eoeA superlative SAT strategy.A unique ... guide toward an SAT score of which you can be proud.ee"COLLEGE BOUND
Copyright Date
2003
Lccn
2003-028214
Dewey Decimal
[Fic]
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22

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by mamamia*64Nov 03, 2011
Learning new vocabulary has never been this fun or easy! GR8 for anyone!
Highly intelligent author with an excellent approach to prepare for college exams. Very helpful, easy to read. It allows you to retain new words. Dictionary in back very helpful. This book is good for anyone wishing to increase their vocabulary, not just college students!
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by grand_northeastAug 19, 2006
Highest Regards To The Author
The story was surprisingly interesting for an SAT book. My highest regards go to this title. My only wish would be that the words were defined sub-text rather than past the index.

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