Busted (Smart Novels: Vocabulary)

by SparkNotes and Emma Harrison

Book Overview

"Smart Novels" are compelling, full-length novels with edgy and mature themes that will appeal to teens. Each book showcases more than 1,000 vocabulary words frequently included on the SAT. Brief definitions appear on the same page so that readers can quickly access and digest the meanings as they read along.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141140081X
• ISBN13: 9781411400818
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Sparknotes
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 19.7" x 12.7" x 12.7"

Customer Reviews

Busted

I had to read this book for my S.A.T. class and it realy helped me with the vocabulary. Not only was it an educating book but it was very interesting and I couldn't wait to see what would happen next. Even though it has many difficult vocab. words it was very easy to understand because the vocab. words are in bold and defined at the bottom of the page. I recommend this book to anyone who needs some help with their S.A.T. vocabulary.

Best read for SAT Vocab

This book is about a college girl named Kim. She is at home for winter break and gets a little bored so she jumps on the opportunity to help out her mom in a drug case. Her mom is a head police officer and is trying to solve a drug case at Hanover Academy, a rich boarding school. Kim decides she would be great for the job, going under cover as a transfer student in order to bust the dealer. Kim has 3 suspects she has to somehow become friends with. This ends up being difficult becuase they are all opposites and don't like eachother. Kim goes through many ups and down's trying to solve this case and the author threw in a few twists so it keeps you guessing until the end. It is a pretty short and easy read. Considering the book is short and there are 1000 vocab words in it, it does seem a little packed. Though, all sat vocab books are like this, so it isn't too overwhelming. As far as sat books go, this one was the most well-written, and most enjoyable story line.

Does what its supposed to

This book is not the greatest in the world, plotwise. It does, however, have a tolerable plot. It does help a little if you want to brush up on your SAT vocabulary. I'd get it from a library if possible. No reason to read it more than once, unless you're really desparate for vocab help.

Busted

The main character has just recently graduated high school and started going to college.She's not with her friends.They all decided to go to different colleges.They really haven't stayed in contact. As for Kim she's smart but quite lazy. When she's back home she gets involed in an undercover investigation trying to bring down a drug ring at a high school. I liked this novel because of the way it was written. This novel kept you guessing. The way things were and the details made it seem real. One of the things I liked is they didn't stay on one subject for too long. This is what made the book hard to put down. This book is also good because while you're reading you're learning S.A.T vocabulary words. Having them put in the story makes them fun and easy to learn. I don't think the words made it more difficult to read. If anything the book has helped me with my vocabulary and added another book to my list of favorites.