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Vampire love series is now a learning tool for teens: Defining Twilight

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Children's Entertainment Examiner

Little did best-selling teen author Stephanie Meyer know that when she first created her star-crossed lovers, Edward and Bella, in the now famous vampire Twilight series that she would be providing a whole generation of teens with an excellent vocabulary source.

Enter, another author (as well as educator) Brian Leaf, whose own students urged him to read the series, which prompted him to compile a unique SAT, ACT, SSAT and GED vocabulary learning tool and companion workbook, Defining Twilight.

The new tome, used as a guided reference in conjunction with the Twilight novel, is designed to help students flesh out the book’s richly laden vocabulary by guessing word definitions, finishing sentences, finding synonyms and analogies in addition to identifying word parts and acquiring memorization tools.

Preparing for those all-important standardized tests have never been fun, but Leaf has just made it a lot easier.

You can download a free sample of Defining Twilight at Leaf’s website or purchase the entire book through Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Books-A-Million, Borders and other fine booksellers nationwide.

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Paula Slade has written for radio, television, newspapers and magazines. She enjoys reporting on children's entertainment that makes a positive difference. She is a member of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists; Screen Actor's Guild; Actor's Equity and has served as signatory...

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