Alright, OCHSA kids! I got some books to sell, so you should consider buyin' them!

My mother and I decided on the prices, and I think they're pretty reasonable. But I'm willing to bargain if you think you have a good argument for lowering the price! Just shoot me a message if something catches your eye!

I won't be free to make trips all over the OC, so I'll have to get your purchase to you around the first week of school, so if you decide to buy, keep that in mind!

I will be honest with the helpfulness scale! Which indicates how much it helped me personally.

10 = Excellent! Highly recommended! A lifesaver!
9 = Great! Definitely helpful!
8 = Pretty good! 
7 = Good! You get your money's worth, that's for sure!
6 = Passible! Some parts helped, some were redundant or unnecessary.

I won't go lower than that, because...well, why would I own the book if it were less than passible?

Subject: AP Spanish - RESERVED

Brand: Pearson Prentice Hall

Edition: Third

Condition: Very few instances of underlining, some outlines on the speaking practices. Overall, very few markings.

Helpfulness: 10

Price: $7

Comments:

This comes with realistic practices, and lists of words you should know for the exam. It gave me lots of help with memorizing a few, "zinger" phrases that will impress the exam interpreters. Excellent cramming book. The only downside is that it requires you to get a master CD for the listening and speaking sections. However, you'll probably do a lot of that in your AP class anyway, so the really hard stuff (reading comprehension, writing, etc) are still present in the book!

Subject: AP Spanish

Brand: Barron's

Edition: 5th (2007)

Condition: I'd say 1/20 pages are heavily marked up. Doesn't have that new stiff workbook feel, but all the pages are intact. It's a bit dated, but still relevant.

Helpfulness: 7

Price: $10

Comments:

This was my sister's book and according to her, it helped a lot. And although I personally found the previous book more helpful, this was a really precise supplement, complete with 3 audio CDs which can be great for those who need work on their accent. 

Subject: AP U.S History

Brand: Barron's

Edition: 5th 

Condition: Quite a few notes. Circles, faint underlines, and the occasional note-to-self.

Helpfulness: 7

Price: $7

Comments:

This is one of two books. This one goes from the 1600s to 1877, so if you think you'd struggle with older stuff, this is right for you. "Topic summaries, Key terms with definitions, Reading lists, Review questions". 

Subject: AP U.S History

Brand: Barron's

Edition: 5th 

Condition: Quite a few notes. Circles, faint underlines, and the occasional note-to-self. Colored Post-it tabs (can be removed)

Helpfulness: 7

Price: $7

Comments:

Same as above, but from 1865 to 1990s. 

Subject: ACT - RESERVED

Brand: Kaplan

Edition: 2011 

Condition: LOTS of notes and writing. The occasional drawing out of boredom.

Helpfulness: 9

Price: $20

Comments:

Honestly, my ACT class consisted of filling in the blanks of this book and then doing some practice problems from it. You basically get all my class notes from this. Comes with, "quick take cheat sheets" on each subject (for cramming purposes) and a few pages in the back telling you what to do a month, a week, and a day before test day, what to bring on test day, what to eat test day, and all that jazz.

Subject: College Admission

Brand: "For Dummies" rip off from Prentice Hall

Edition: 1994 

Condition: Like new

Helpfulness: 9

Price: $7

Comments:

Holy crap this book is ancient and a total rip off of the dummies books, but holier crap, it's actually really helpful! It gives you a checklist for college tours, helps you make your own lists, tells you what to wear on interviews, how to manage your applications, reminds you of recommendation etiquette, essay tips (do's & don'ts), handling financial issues, AND what each college is famous for (in terms of majors), etc. Pretty amazing.

Subject: Calculus

Brand: Barron's

Edition: 7th (2002) 

Condition: Pretty much new

Helpfulness: 8

Price: $12

Comments:

I don't have much to say about this since I've never taken AP Calc and this is my sister's book. It seems pretty good, though. There are plenty of examples and multiple choice questions!

Subject: Calculus

Brand: "For Dummies"

Edition: 2003 

Condition: Like new

Helpfulness: 9

Price: $10

Comments:

Geez, lots of down to earth language! Looks really helpful. This was also my sister's. The vocabulary is plain and talks to the person directly. Isn't as cold as the Barron's book, but then again, doesn't have as many examples as the Barron's book.