Book excerpt: NOTE -- A newer edition of this book was published in 2014 and is now available, with expanded topics in the math content section and a full-length practice test. You can find this newer version by searching for "Upper Level SSAT" - the description for the newer version states that it was updated in 2014. This book provides a complete course for preparing for the Upper Level SSAT. Instruction is comprehensive for both the strategies and content that students need to ace the Upper Level SSAT. Success on the Upper Level SSAT includes vocabulary lessons that ask students to categorize words and derive meanings from roots so that they can handle anything on test day. This book also includes math content lessons that explain what concepts will be tested, as well as how these concepts will look on the actual SSAT. In addition, there is a very detailed section that provides strategies and drills for the reading section of the test. As a bonus, there is also advice for the unscored writing sample that students will have to produce on test day. Whether you are a family looking for a book to use independently or a school or tutoring company looking for a new text, this is the book for you. Test Prep Works produces the only books on Amazon that are completely updated for changes made to the SSAT in fall of 2012, and the only books that are specific to not only to the SSAT, but also to the Upper Level SSAT. Success on the Upper Level SSAT: A Complete Course is also the perfect companion to 30 Days to Acing the Upper Level SSAT. The complete course gives in-depth strategy and content instruction, while 30 Days to Acing the SSAT provides practice to make strategies automatic. Problems are not merely repeated in the two books. Expert preparation starts here.