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Contact: Monique Muhlenkamp New World Library 800-972-6657 ext. 15 [email protected] The Bugaboo Review: A Lighthearted Guide to Exterminating Confusion about Words, Spelling, and Grammar By Sue Sommer New Book Sheds Light on Word Confusion and Grammar Pitfalls that Computers Don’t Catch For years, high school English teacher Sue Sommer had self-published a photocopied edition of The Bugaboo Review for her students. Filled with the most common pitfalls of the English language and the hard-to-remember grammar rules and confusing words her students continually stumble over, The Bugaboo Review (a.k.a. Bug-Rev as her students call it) has become a legend among her students at the Marin School of the Arts at Novato High School in California. Over the years, parents have requested copies, parents' friends have requested copies, and past students have contacted her about how they continue to turn to this valued reference as they continue their educational and work lives. With the help of the cartoon characters “Bug” and “Boo,” Sommer lays out the rules and troublesome words that spelling checkers, or even Google, won't catch in this convenient, alphabetical reference. With special sections on the parts of speech, words or rules she considers worst offenders, and numerous sidebars on the most commonly misspelled and misused words, Sommer gives students and the grammar-curious the tools they need to succeed, without boring them with arcaneness or confusing them with jargon. Told with colorful examples and artful mnemonics, readers will learn and remember that possessive nouns have apostrophes but possessive pronouns do not. They'll learn prepositional agreements. They'll learn how to correctly pronounce the most commonly mispronounced words. They'll learn all the rules they need to succeed in school and life. The Bugaboo Review is sure to become a beloved reference both for those who love grammar and those who simply "know that they don't know." Sue Sommer, an award-winning educator, teaches English Honors and Creative Writing, a course she developed for Marin School of the Arts at Novato High School. Sommer leads educational tours to Europe during summers, and won the Golden Bell Award for excellence in teaching in 2004. She lives in Corte Madera, CA. The Bugaboo Review: A Lighthearted Guide to Exterminating Confusion about Words, Spelling, and Grammar By Sue Sommer August 23, 2011 • Writing/Grammar • Trade Paper $14 • 240 pages • ISBN: 978-1-60868-026-9