National Book Festival

September 29 will be the 7th Annual National Book Festival on the Mall in Washington D.C. Go to the website to see photos, author interviews, and more. There are short bios and some good podcasts. If you read the book for our discussion, American Born Chinese, the author is featured at the site. Don't you wish you could go.....I do.

http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/

Increase your vocabulary

Worried about standardized tests, PSSAs, or the SAT and ACT? Then work on your vocabulary. The best way to increase your vocabulary is to read! However, here is a neat site with plenty to keep you entertained too. You can play hangman and do search-a-words and crosswords. You can also take quizzes and play other word games at http://www.vocabulary.co.il/

Here are a few others to try:
http://www.vocabulary.com/
http://www.world-english.org/adv-vocabulary.htm
http://www.elcamino.cc.ca.us/Faculty/dgross/vocabo.htm