Each year, more than a million high school students face the onerous task of drilling vocabulary words in hopes of raising their SAT verbal scores. The Ring of McAllister offers students a more natural way to acquire a good vocabulary.
Author Robert Marantz weaves key words, printed in boldface with definitions in a glossary, into a supernatural mystery set in small-town America. It's the story of a typical teenager trying to make sense of his friendships and dreaming of life beyond his small town. When strange lights appear in the long-abandoned mansion next door, his life takes on a new dimension. And when the mansion's new owner suddenly disappears, things get downright alarming.
The book, which costs $13, is available from Kaplan Test Prep and Publishing. For more information, call (800) KAP-TEST or visit the website [www.kaptest.com].
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