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The Official Digital SAT Study Guide by College Entrance Examination Board

The Official Digital SAT Study Guide

By College Entrance Examination Board
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Nithin
Jul 26, 2024

The Official Digital SAT Study Guide is a well-known resource that I’m sure every SAT test-taker knows about. This guide covers all sections of the SAT, providing detailed explanations and practice questions. However, despite its comprehensive nature, it has the same tests as the Bluebook app, which isn't that great. 

Teen Review
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The Nazi Hunters

By Neal Bascomb
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
AB Khan
Jul 11, 2024

After the Second World War, Adolf Eichman, a Nazi officer in the SS responsible for ordering the killings of millions of Jews, escaped from Germany to Argentina to go into hiding so as not to be brought to justice.

Teen Review
The Stage Actor’s Handbook

The Stage Actor’s Handbook

By Michael Kostroff
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Jun 21, 2024

The Stage Actor’s Handbook covers many things that young actors need to know. It goes
through the etiquette of acting, including how to treat fellow actors, stage managers, and
directors well. It gives examples of poor and good etiquette. It makes sense of many of the
weird traditions that people new to acting don’t understand. I’d recommend The Stage Actor’s
Handbook to anybody interested in live theatre at any level. I love this book and it has made me

Teen Review
The Medici

The Medici

By Paul Strathern
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Jun 21, 2024

The Medici is an amazing story of the banking family that ruled the Renaissance. It follows the occasionally mafia-like experiences of the ruling families in Italy during the Renaissance. It explains how one of the most influential families in history faded away from history completely. Paul Strathern perfectly weaves narrative stories and facts together to provide an engaging story of power, money, and art. For anybody with any interest in history, art, or finance, this book is key.

Teen Review
Big Bad Ironclad! by Nathan Hale

Big Bad Ironclad!

By Nathan Hale
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Neil
Jun 14, 2024

Big Bad Ironclad! is part of the series called Hazardous Tales by Nathan Hale. This book is about the race between the North and the South during the US Civil War to build bigger and better ironclad warships. The North tries to sabotage the ships of the South, failing and instead indirectly helping them get ideas about how to improve their ships. The South first builds the Viriginia, a giant Ironclad, so the North builds the Monitor, which is smaller but faster.

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The Body

By Bill Bryson
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Bhaargavi U.
Jun 7, 2024

Want to obtain general knowledge of the human body? If so, you should check out Bill Bryson’s The Body. This book covers basic knowledge of various areas throughout the human body. Topics like the heart, the brain, the head, the immune system, and others can be found in this book. Bill Bryson incorporates his fun style and worthy information into the book which keeps the reader entertained while reading. Additionally, he amusingly converses with the reader to keep them curious and engaged.

Teen Review
Emotional Intelligence book cover

Emotional Intelligence

By Daniel Goleman
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Bhaargavi U.
Jun 7, 2024

IQ always comes to mind first when thinking about intelligence, but it’s not what drives humanity. Emotional intelligence is the more significant IQ in Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence. This informative read has psychological thinking about various circumstances. Daniel Goleman dissects situations psychologically and reveals the forms of emotional intelligence that are in use or should be utilized.

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Better Than We Found It

By Frederick Joseph and Porsche Joseph
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Aakanksha R.
Jun 7, 2024

Better Than We Found It by Frederick Joseph and Porsche Joseph is a powerful and thought-provoking book that challenges readers to reflect on the current state of society and take action to create a more just and equitable world. The authors share personal stories, insights, and practical advice on how individuals can contribute to positive change in their communities and beyond.

Teen Review
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Genetics 101

By Beth Skwarecki
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Bhaargavi U.
Jun 7, 2024

Want a short, but detailed overview of genetics? This is the perfect book for that. Genetics 101 has various topics under the branch of genetics which are explained concisely. Topics like DNA replication, protein synthesis, inheritance, evolution, and others can be found in this time-worthy book. Fun facts and sections about many related subjects can also be found in this book. It’s not too wordy and can be understood by all science levels. Once you read it, you will walk away knowing more than you started with.

Teen Review
I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives book cover

I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives

By Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Z. Ahmed
May 24, 2024

This heartwarming non-fiction book shows the unlikely pen-pal friendship between Caitlin, a young student from Philadelphia, and Martin, a teenage boy from a struggling family in Zimbabwe. Through their exchanged letters over six years, the two develop a deep bond that reveals their extremely different backgrounds. Caitlin wants to make a difference in the world, while Martin dreams of getting an education and escaping poverty. However, cultural differences, financial difficulties, and distance stand in the way of their bond.

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