Ellen S. Levine – författare

A singular and indispensable reference tool, The Describer's Dictionary—now expanded and updated—has served for over twenty years as the go-to resource for writers who are determined to capture the world in just the right words.The dictionary uses a unique reverse definition-to-term format that makes it easy to zero in on the term you're seeking. Turn to the new section on sensory impressions, for example, to find vivid terms for "loud or jarring," such as "grating," "harsh," "piercing," "blaring," "thunderous," "cacophonous," and "raucous." And at the end of each section dozens of illustrative passages by notable fiction and nonfiction authors—including Donna Tartt, Michael Lewis, Zadie Smith, Khaled Hosseini, and Paul Theroux—bring the terminology to life.New in this edition:• Hundreds of additional definitions, terms, and synonyms• Brand-new categories, including "Physical States and Symptoms," "Temperament and Behavior," "Rooms and Interior Spaces," "Weather and Forces of Nature," and "The Solar System"• Over 400 new quotations from books, periodicals, and digital media by established and rising literary stars• An index of the more than 600 authors quoted in the book

In this inspiring collection of true stories, thirty African-Americans who were children or teenagers in the 1950s and 1960s talk about what it was like for them to fight segregation in the South-to sit in an all-white restaurant and demand to be served, to refuse to give up a seat at the front of the bus, to be among the first to integrate the public schools, and to face violence, arrest, and even death for the cause of freedom."Thrilling...Nothing short of wonderful."-The New York TimesAwards:( A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year( A Booklist Editors'' Choice

A cornucopia of spelling challenges—from the deceptively simple to the truly vexing—for good, better, and exceptional spellers (or those who want to be).

So You Think You Can Spell? is a handy way to go one on one, pencil to paper, against hard, harder, and heartless words. The challenges vary from three- and five-word mini-quizzes to fifty-worders, from tests of quite familiar (but ever misspelled) words to those rife with vowel, consonant, or silent-letter booby traps. This unique volume also tests one''s spelling smarts in the arts and sciences, international cuisine, and geography. All in all, this is a book to settle the ultimate question: Just how good a speller are you?

When was the last time you took a spelling test or competed in a spelling bee? For those who need to brush up their spelling skills or expand their vocabulary, this book is the chance to confront over 1,500 commonly confused words in more than 200 quizzes to test spelling and vocabulary skills. For those with a competitive nature and those who want to increase their vocabulary while improving their spelling, this is a self-contained spelling adventure for any individual of any age! A series of tests ranging from 3 to 50 questions are not just related to spelling but also pronunciation and phrasal verbs. The tests are multiple choice and all the reader has to do is circle the correct spelling and tot up their score at the end. This book is the ultimate spelling test!