When the author of Defining Twilight read Twilight upon his students' requests, he discovered that it was full of vocabulary that was ACT appropriate, so he wrote a studyguide, and then wrote one for the other three books in the series as well.

This book has really accessible exercises because it uses a topic that many students already are familure with and enjoy, and because it gives thorough explanations of each question. I would teach this book alongside Twilight, or suggest it to students who are anxious about how they will perform on the ACT, or similar standardized tests.

Example Question:

page 24

5. Wind is to tousle as
A. brick is to construct
B. storm is to tempest
C. judge is to condemn
D. vampire is to play baseball
E. frog is to avert

page 25 (solution)

5.C. "Wind might tousle (someone's hair)."
A. Brick might construct...not bad, but a brick is used to construct, it does not do it.
B. Storm might tempest...no, tempest is a big storm.
C. Judge might condemn...yes, a judge might reprimand.
D. A vampire might play baseball...they do like baseball and they might play, but this answer is not as definite as choice C.
E. A frog might avert...now that's just crazy. ( )

This book is fun. I loved the Twilight series so it is a nice companion with the book. I'm a little to old for SAT's & etc. but I still love word games and this is fun one for that. I think it helps to have a copy of Twilight with you while reading this but really some could be done without it. ( )

I know that there are folks that have had enough of anything Twilight, but I have to say this is an interesting concept. What a fun way to learn some new vocabulary, whether you are studying for a test or just want to learn something new. I think one can never have enough tools available to increase one's knowledge.

The book is easy to work through and understand. You can pick up the book and literally start on page one and know what you need to do, it's that simple. There are page references back to the Twilight book if you want reference points, etc.

In short I think whatever gets someone excited to learn is a good thing. If you have a Twilight fan or are one and want to pick up some more vocabulary, this is a great, fun way to do so. ( )