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OverviewEffortlessly 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) Full Product DetailsAuthor: Arianne Cohen , Colleen KinderPublisher: Penguin Putnam Inc Imprint: Penguin USA Dimensions: Width: 13.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 19.70cm Weight: 0.182kg ISBN: 9780143038368ISBN 10: 0143038362 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 02 January 2007 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsConfessions of a High School Word NerdIntroduction 1. Confessions of a Diligent Kisser Laure de Vulpillieres 2. Confessions of a Rebel Trombonist Chris Heaney 3. Confessions of a Road Hazard Colleen Kinder 4. Confessions of a Summer-Camp Junkie Chris Rovzar 5. Confessions of a Vagabond Swimmer Arianne Cohen 6. Confessions of a Running Disaster Tom Miller 7. Confessions of an Insane Intern Kara Loewentheil 8. Confessions of a Ghetto Soccer Star Lauren Keane 9. Confessions of a Homeschooler Timothy Michael Cooper 10. Confessions of a Pigsty Prankster Dave Finney GlossaryReviewsAuthor InformationArianne Cohen is the award-winning author of Confessions of a High School Word Nerd, The TALL Book, and The Sex Diaries Project- What We're Saying About What We're Doing. Cohen's work regularly appears in Marie Claire, the New York Times, Vogue, and the Guardian. Cohen has given talks around the world about self-esteem, body image, and healthy relationships. She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University. Colleen Kinder is the author ofDelaying the Real Worldand the co-editor ofConfessions of a High School Word Nerd. Kinder is also a travel writer and photographer whose work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, The New Republicand the Wall Street Journal. Her essays have been anthologized in The Best American Travel Writing 2013, Readings for Writers, The Best Women's Travel Writing,and more. Kinder is a graduate of both YaleUniversity and the University of Iowa's Nonfiction Writing Program. She teaches writing in both the United States and France. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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