Confessions of a High School Word Nerd: Laugh Your Gluteus* Off and Increase Your SAT Verbal Score (Paperback)

by Arianne Cohen (Author), Colleen Kinder (Author) "Why did kissing Chris seem like a good idea? To understand that, you need to know about my biggest high school insecurity: I was not..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

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Word Nerd collects personal essays, written by recent Ivy League graduates, that incorporate SAT vocabulary words. The format is easy to follow: words bolded in text are defined at the bottom of each page. Most subjects will speak directly to teens (especially economically advantaged ones)--first kisses, pranks, sports, learning to drive--although the humorous tone and study-guide format sometimes jar against somber notes, such as a parent's cancer. Still, the casual, hilarious voices are sure to delight readers, who will likely find that their vocabularies have indeed grown. Gillian Engberg
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Product Description
Effortlessly acquire an SAT vocabulary through hilarious high school essays

Every year, 9 million American students expend large amounts of time and energy preparing for proficiency and entrance exams like the SAT, ACT, PSAT, and SSAT with a heap of vocabulary flash cards and a fat volume of repetitive practice tests. Each one of them, along with their parents and teachers, wishes that there was a less painful way to prepare for test day. There is, and this book is the solution: a collection of ten well-written, entertaining essays by recent college-graduates-turned-writers that honestly and amusingly recount wild, traumatizing, and hilarious high-school events, using common SAT words as a study tool.
(*gluteus: any of the large muscles of the buttocks; esp: gluteus maximus)

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Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (January 2, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0143038362
• ISBN-13: 978-0143038368
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #62,997 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST vocabulary prep book, August 8, 2007

By	Yo Yo Ma - See all my reviews

I'm 17 and about to be a senior. This book is one of the best book I have read. It's fun and educational (usually this 2 adjectives doesn't fit together, but this book made it possible). I think I'm very prepared for many vocabs that the ACT or SAT will throw at me. This book had different stories that you can all relate to. From being a diligent kisser to being a ghetto super socca star. It's all confessions. You think--dang, these are actually kids, and I'm going through the same (some what) thing as they are! And look at where they are now- Yale graduates what now. To be cliche--this book puts the fun in fundamental and enjoyable read that you will laugh your gluteus off!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Laugh Your Gluteus Off, September 16, 2008

By	qman (Vineland, NJ) - See all my reviews

A good review for SAT's, this was required summer reading for sophomore year. It made learning fun though as the confessions, which included important vocabulary words, were interesting stories to which students could relate. My personal favorite confession was about a girl learning to drive.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Word Nerd Mania, April 7, 2008

By	Jane Timmons (Coaldale, PA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Good book. Its required for more than one scholarship and its funny besides. Don't know if it'll help with SAT, but worth the cost.