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Test of Time
A Novel Approach to the SAT and ACT
Charles Harrington Elster
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9780156011372 Trade Paperback
0156011379
$14.00
448pages
Available
Trim Size:
5 5/16 x 8
Copyright Year:
2004
Territory:
World English
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Synopsis |
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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.
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Biography |
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CHARLES HARRINGTON ELSTER is an author, broadcaster, and logophile—a
lover of words. He is the author of seven books, and cohosts AWay with
Words, a weekly talk show on language that airs on San Diego’s KPBS-FM and
Wisconsin Public Radio. He lives in San Diego.
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General Subjects |
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Study Aids- SAT & PSAT (Scholastic Assessment Test &
Study Aids- ACT (American College Tests)
Fiction- Mystery & Detective/General
Juvenile Fiction- Mysteries & Detective Stories
Juvenile Nonfiction- Study Aids/Test Preparation
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Academic Disciplines & Course Studies |
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Education- Secondary Education
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English Language & Literature- American Literature
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Rights Details |
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First Serial/Second Serial/Reprint/UK: Harcourt
Audio/Performance/Translation: Gelfman Schneider Literary Agents Inc.
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Rights Information |
Harvest Books
An imprint ofHarcourt Trade Publishers
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Harcourt Education Company
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