Defining Twilight: Vocabulary Workbook for Unlocking the SAT, ACT, GED, and SSAT.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
By: Brian Leaf

Can you resist the allure of Edward's myriad charms -- his ocher eyes and tousled hair, the cadence of his speech, his chiseled alabaster skin, and his gratuitous charm? For fans of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight saga comes a new study guide for mastering these vocabulary words and others found on college entrance exams, you can learn more than 600 vocabulary words based on their context in the first novel of Meyer's wildly popular vampire-romance series.

HOBOKEN, N.J., July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Can you resist the allure of Edward's myriad charms -- his ocher eyes and tousled hair, the cadence of his speech, his chiseled alabaster skin, and his gratuitous charm? For fans of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight saga comes a new study guide for mastering these vocabulary words and others found on the *SAT, ACT(R), GED(R), and SSAT(R) exams. With Defining Twilight (Wiley; 978-0-470-50743-8; July 2009), you can learn more than 600 vocabulary words based on their context in the first novel of Meyer's wildly popular vampire-romance series!

How do you use this unique guide? Grab your own copy of Twilight, refer to the page where each vocabulary word appears, read the word in context, and come up with a definition. Then check your definitions against those provided in the workbook, make corrections, and complete the drills. You will acquire vocabulary skills; learn synonyms, word parts, and memorization tools; and get drills and quizzes to integrate what you've learned. To learn more about the book and read an excerpt, visit www.CliffsNotes.com, www.BrianLeaf.com, and the Defining Twilight Facebook page (www.Facebook.com/DefiningTwilight).

Praise for Defining Twilight and author Brian Leaf's other test-prep guides:
"I never would have believed that students could study vocabulary and enjoy a great book like Twilight at the same time, but Brian Leaf makes it possible!"
-Peter Facinelli, Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the Twilight saga movies

"What a surprise, what a relief! An SAT guide that actually meets students where they are, talks to them with wit and compassion and clears away the panic of test-taking. And, the writing is first-rate, too. Bravo Brian Leaf."
-Rebecca Pepper Sinkler, former Editor, The New York Times Book Review

"This book is a good read even if you don't have to take the ACT."
-Edward Fiske, author of the #1 best selling college guide, the Fiske Guide to Colleges

"Brian Leaf has taken the pain out of studying for standardized tests. He shows students how to use Twilight to increase their word power. Who would have thought that learning vocabulary could be so much fun?"
Bruce Hammond, coauthor of the Fiske Guide to Getting Into the Right College.

"Feels like you have an insider divulging secrets from behind the walls of the ACT! At times going so far as to circumvent the math skills themselves, Brian gives practical tips and tricks specifically designed to outwit the ACT's formula, and he does it all with a sense of humor and fun. Nice job!"

-Danica McKellar, actress (The Wonder Years, West Wing), mathematician, and author of New York Times bestsellers Math Doesn't Suck and Kiss My Math

The workbook is available in bookstores today. Coming in November is Defining New Moon, a vocabulary guide based on the second book in Meyer's series!

About the Author:
Brian Leaf, M.A. is the author of the four-book SAT and ACT test-prep series McGraw-Hill's Top 50 Skills for a Top Score. He is Director of the New Leaf Learning Center in Massachusetts, and has provided SAT, ACT, GED, SSAT and GRE preparation to thousands of students throughout the United States. Brian also works with the Georgetown University Office of Undergraduate Admissions as an alumni interviewer, and is a certified yoga instructor and avid meditator. For more information, visit his Web site www.BrianLeaf.com.
Defining Twilight:
Vocabulary Workbook for Unlocking the *SAT, ACT(R), GED(R), and SSAT(R)
Wiley; ISBN: 978-0-470-50743-8; July 2009; $9.99
About Wiley
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