51 Best ACT Prep Books of All Time

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Cracking the ACT Premium Edition with 8 Practice Tests, 2020

The Princeton Review

5.0
THE ALL-IN-ONE SOLUTION FOR YOUR HIGHEST POSSIBLE SCORE!

Get all the prep you need to ace the ACT with The Princeton Review, including 8 full-length practice tests, thorough topic reviews, DVD, and exclusive access to our online Premium Portal with tons of extra practice and resources.


Techniques That Actually Work.
• Powerful tactics to avoid traps and beat the ACT
• Tips for pacing yourself and
The Official ACT Prep Guide 2019-2020, (Book + 5 Practice Tests + Bonus Online Content) book cover2

The Official ACT Prep Guide 2019-2020, (Book + 5 Practice Tests + Bonus Online Content)

ACT

5.0
The only guide from the makers of the ACT exam, packed with 5 genuine, full-length practice tests and 400 additional questions online

This new edition includes:

A NEW never-before-seen, full-length practice test with optional writing test (215 questions) 400 online questions that can be filtered and organized into custom practice sets Updated writing prompts and directions Real ACT test forms used i
Cracking the ACT with 6 Practice Tests, 2019 Edition: 6 Practice Tests + Content Review + Strategies book cover3

Cracking the ACT with 6 Practice Tests, 2019 Edition: 6 Practice Tests + Content Review + Strategies

The Princeton Review

5.0
Make sure you're studying with the most up-to-date prep materials! Look for the newest edition of this title, The Princeton Review ACT Prep, 2020 (ISBN: 9780525568810, on-sale December 2019).

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from third-party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality or authenticity, and may not include access to online tests or materials included with the original
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The Official ACT Prep Pack 2019-2020 with 7 Full Practice Tests, (5 in Official ACT Prep Guide + 2 Online)

ACT

4.9
Get The Official ACT Prep Guide 2019-2020 plus hours of ACT Online Prep with this unique bundle from the makers of the ACT

This updated edition includes:

The Official ACT Prep Guide 2019-2020 Six-months access to the ACT Online Prep platform Seven full-length practice tests including a NEW never-before-seen, test (five tests in book and two online) Optional writing tests More than 2,400 online ques
Cracking the Psat/NMSQT with 2 Practice Tests, 2019 Edition: The Strategies, Practice, and Review You Need for the Score You Want book cover5

Cracking the Psat/NMSQT with 2 Practice Tests, 2019 Edition: The Strategies, Practice, and Review You Need for the Score You Want

The Princeton Review

4.9
THE PRINCETON REVIEW GETS RESULTS. Get all the prep you need to ace the PSAT with 2 full-length practice tests, thorough PSAT topic reviews, and everything you need to know about National Merit Scholarships.

Everything You Need to Know to Help Achieve a High Score.
- Up-to-date information on the PSAT
- Comprehensive review for every section of the test
- Key information and advice about National Meri
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ACT Prep Black Book: The Most Effective ACT Strategies Ever Published

Mike Barrett and Patrick Barrett

4.9
Click the "look inside" feature above to browse the Black Book and get a feel for how it approaches the ACT! The fully up-to-date ACT Prep Black Book, Second Edition gives you unique, effective ACT strategies from Mike Barrett, an ACT tutor with clients all over the globe who pay him hundreds of dollars an hour for phone tutoring. In addition to extensive and effective training on every aspect of
The Official ACT Prep Guide, 2018: Official Practice Tests + 400 Bonus Questions Online book cover7

The Official ACT Prep Guide, 2018: Official Practice Tests + 400 Bonus Questions Online

ACT

4.9
The only guide from the ACT organization, the makers of the exam, revised and updated for 2017 and beyondThe Official ACT Prep Guide, 2018 Edition, Revised and Updated is the must-have resource for college bound students. The guide is the go-to handbook for ACT preparation and the only guide from the makers of the exam. The book and online content includes the actual ACT test forms (taken from rea
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5 lb. Book of ACT Practice Problems

Manhattan Prep

4.9
Rated “Best of the Best” in ACT Prep Books by BestReviews, May 2019

Manhattan Prep’s 5 lb. Book of ACT Practice Problems is packed with over 1,800 practice problems covering all topics on the exam. Developed by our expert instructors, this guide helps you build fundamental skills through targeted practice so you can score higher.

Practice problems mirror those found on the actual ACT in content, for
Visualize Your Vocabulary: Turn Any SAT/ACT Word into a Picture and Remember It Forever book cover9

Visualize Your Vocabulary: Turn Any SAT/ACT Word into a Picture and Remember It Forever

Kris Hagen

4.9
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The Real ACT Prep Guide

ACT

4.9
The Real ACT Prep Guide with CD is the only book with insider test-taking tips and strategy, practice, and insight from the makers of the ACT. This is the only guide that includes 5 previously administered, full-length ACT tests written by the actual test maker (including 2 NEW practice tests). Also included is ACT content and procedures you'll follow when actually taking the test, along with in-d
ACT Prep 2020 and 2021 Practice Book: 3 ACT Practice Tests 2020-2021 book cover11

ACT Prep 2020 and 2021 Practice Book: 3 ACT Practice Tests 2020-2021

Test Prep Books

4.9
For the Love of ACT Science: An Innovative Approach to Mastering the Science Section of the ACT Standardized Exam book cover12

For the Love of ACT Science: An Innovative Approach to Mastering the Science Section of the ACT Standardized Exam

Michael Cerro

4.9
Thank you!!!
For all of us here at Private Prep, thank you so much for all of the support and purchases of this book. We have more tactics in the works for the next edition of this book. I can't wait to show you all - for science!
-Michael

The ACT science section requires students to utilize the basic principles of applied science. In this fun and easy-to-read book, test prep guru Michael Cerro wa
The Official ACT Prep Guide, 2018-19 Edition (Book + Bonus Online Content) book cover13

The Official ACT Prep Guide, 2018-19 Edition (Book + Bonus Online Content)

ACT

4.9
The only guide from the ACT organization, the makers of the exam, revised and updated for 2019 with 4 genuine, full-length practice tests and 400 additional questions online.

This new edition includes:


A NEW never-before-seen, full-length practice test with optional writing test (215 questions)
400 online questions that can be filtered and organized into practice sets
Updated writing prompts and dir
ACT Prep by Magoosh: ACT Prep Guide with Study Schedules, Practice Questions, and Strategies to Improve Your Score book cover14

ACT Prep by Magoosh: ACT Prep Guide with Study Schedules, Practice Questions, and Strategies to Improve Your Score

Magoosh

4.9
How to Win at College: Surprising Secrets for Success from the Country's Top Students book cover15

How to Win at College: Surprising Secrets for Success from the Country's Top Students

Cal Newport

4.9
The only guide to getting ahead once you’ve gotten in—proven strategies for making the most of your college years, based on winning secrets from the country's most successful students

What does it take to be a standout student? How can you make the most of your college years—graduate with honors, choose exciting activities, build a head-turning resume, and gain access to the best post-college opp
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The Complete Guide to ACT English

Erica L. Meltzer

4.9
The Complete Guide to ACT English provides a comprehensive review of all the grammar and rhetoric concepts tested on the ACT English test. A complete chapter is dedicated to each concept, and end-chapter-exercises allow students to transfer their skills to test-style questions. Cumulative reviews are designed to ensure that key material covered early on is not forgotten, and two full-length practi
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Official SAT Study Guide 2020 Edition

The College Board

4.9
Review every skill and question type needed for SAT success - now with eight total practice tests.

The 2018 edition of The Official SAT Study Guide doubles the number of official SAT(R) practice tests to eight - all of them created by the test maker. As part of the College Board's commitment to transparency, all practice tests are available on the College Board's website, but The Official SAT Study
ACT Prep Red Book - 320 Math Problems with Solutions: The Most Effective Strategies Ever Discovered book cover18

ACT Prep Red Book - 320 Math Problems with Solutions: The Most Effective Strategies Ever Discovered

Steve Warner

4.8
Put your first-choice college well within your reach with the "ACT Prep Red Book." The problems in this book were carefully chosen by a Ph.D. in mathematics with more than a decade of ACT math tutoring experience. This book is laid out in such a way that any student can immediately find the problems he or she needs to improve in a quick and efficient manner. Using this book you will learn to solve
McGraw-Hill Education: Top 50 ACT Math Skills for a Top Score, Second Edition book cover19

McGraw-Hill Education: Top 50 ACT Math Skills for a Top Score, Second Edition

Brian Leaf

4.8
Publisher's Note: Productspurchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher forquality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with theproduct.

This go-to study guideprovides the concepts, study strategies, and practice you need to dramaticallyraise your ACT scores in English, Reading, and Science areas of the exam.

McGraw-Hill: Top 50 ACTMath Skills for a
Up Your Score: ACT, 2018-2019 Edition: The Underground Guide to Outsmarting "The Test" book cover20

Up Your Score: ACT, 2018-2019 Edition: The Underground Guide to Outsmarting "The Test"

Chris Arp

4.8
Fully updated to reflect the most current version of the ACT, Up Your Score: ACT remains the test prep and survival guide that kids will actually want to use. Written by Chris Arp, a Princeton graduate and top ACT tutor—with the help of four students who aced the test (and went on to the colleges of their choice)—it’s a true insider’s guide, filled with effective strategies and tips, delivered wit
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Tutor Ted's Guide to the ACT

Ted Dorsey

4.8
*Also find our ACT online course at learn.tutorted.com*

Learn invaluable ACT strategies using Tutor Ted's techniques-cultivated for over a decade-to achieve YOUR maximum ACT score. Tutor Ted is a test prep tutoring company that has helped thousands of students to achieve their best ACT scores. The Tutor Ted philosophy is simple: when students know the content of the test and have strategies to app
Grammar Workbook for the SAT, ACT and More, 4th Edition book cover22

Grammar Workbook for the SAT, ACT and More, 4th Edition

George Ehrenhaft Ed. D.

4.8
Cracking the ACT with 6 Practice Tests, 2016 Edition book cover23

Cracking the ACT with 6 Practice Tests, 2016 Edition

Princeton Review

4.8
THE PRINCETON REVIEW GETS RESULTS. Get all the prep you need to ace the ACT with 6 full-length practice tests, thorough ACT topic reviews, and extra practice online.

Techniques That Actually Work.
• Powerful tactics to help you avoid traps and beat the ACT
• Tips for pacing yourself, choosing a LOTD, logical guessing, and more
• Essential strategies to help you work smarter, not harder

Everything
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ACT Premier 2018: Online + Book

Kaplan Test Prep

4.8
Kaplan Test Prep is the Official Partner for Live, Online Prep for the ACT. For more information visit kaptest.com/onlinepreplive
Kaplan s comprehensive ACT program provides proven test-taking strategies, realistic practice tests, in-depth guided practice, video tutorials, and access to an online center so that you can score higher on the ACT guaranteed.
College becomes more competitive and costl
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Ultimate Guide to the Math ACT

Richard F Corn

4.8
This book contains everything you need to know in order to achieve your full potential on the math ACT. It can be used as a standalone text or as a companion to the official prep guides published by ACT. This second edition replaces the first edition, which sold more than 26,000 copies. In addition to updated content to reflect changes in the math ACT, this edition contains several improvements. T
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Cracking the ACT with 6 Practice Tests, 2017 Edition

Princeton Review

4.8
THE PRINCETON REVIEW GETS RESULTS. Get all the prep you need to ace the ACT with 6 full-length practice tests, thorough ACT topic reviews, and extra practice online.

Techniques That Actually Work.
- Powerful tactics to help you avoid traps and beat the ACT
- Tips for pacing yourself and guessing logically
- Essential strategies to help you work smarter, not harder

Everything You Need to Know for a Hi
Mighty Oak Guide to Mastering the 2016 ACT Essay: For the New (2016-) 36-Point ACT Essay book cover27

Mighty Oak Guide to Mastering the 2016 ACT Essay: For the New (2016-) 36-Point ACT Essay

Shane Burnett

4.8
In September of 2015, ACT dramatically revised the essay portion of the test. The old 12-point scoring system and "agree/disagree" essay prompt have been replaced by a 36-point scale and a three-perspective essay style. To ensure their own students are prepared, veteran tutors Shane Burnett and Kristin Leeson crafted this concise guide to the new ACT essay. This 40-page book includes a detailed ex
Crash Course for the Act, 6th Edition: Your Last-Minute Guide to Scoring High book cover28

Crash Course for the Act, 6th Edition: Your Last-Minute Guide to Scoring High

The Princeton Review

4.8
Your Last-Minute Guide to a High ACT Score!

Crunched for ACT prep time? Crash Course for the ACT is your last-minute solution, providing the most critical information you need to do well on the exam--plus 10 simple steps to put you on the path to your best score.

Everything You Need to Help You Achieve a High Score--Condensed.
- Concise, expert advice on all the question types you'll see on the test
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The Official ACT Prep Guide, 2016 - 2017

ACT

4.8
Everything you need to know about the 2016-2017 ACT test, with real full-length practice tests from the makers of the ACT!The Official ACT Prep Guide 2016-2017 is the bestselling resource for students gearing up for the ACT test. This comprehensive guide walks you through the entire test experience, from registration through results, with expert advice straight from the test's creators. You'll fin
ACT Prep 2019: 3 Practice Tests + Proven Strategies + Online book cover30

ACT Prep 2019: 3 Practice Tests + Proven Strategies + Online

Kaplan Test Prep

4.8
Always study with the most up-to-date prep! Look for ACT Prep 2020, ISBN 978-1-5062-3684-1, on sale July 2, 2019.

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from third-party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitles included with the product.
McGraw-Hill Education: Top 50 ACT English, Reading, and Science Skills for a Top Score, Second Edition book cover31

McGraw-Hill Education: Top 50 ACT English, Reading, and Science Skills for a Top Score, Second Edition

Brian Leaf

4.7
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.


This go-to study guide provides the concepts, study strategies, and practice you need to dramatically raise your ACT scores in English, Reading, and Science areas of the exam.
McGraw-Hill: Top 50 ACT English, Re
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Barron's 6 ACT Practice Tests

James D. Giovannini

4.7
A brand-new manual to help college-bound students succeed on the ACT. The emphasis is on "learning by doing, "with six full-length practice tests for students to determine their strengths and improve their weak areas.
Similar in length, structure, question types, and degree of difficulty to the actual ACT All test questions are answered with detailed analyses explaining why each correct answer is
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Barron's ACT

Brian W. Stewart M.Ed.

4.7
Updated to reflect the most recent ACT assessment tests, this manual provides a combination of in-depth subject reviews and practice tests to prepare college-bound students for success on the ACT.
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ACT English, Reading Writing Prep: Includes 500+ Practice Questions

Kaplan Test Prep

4.7
The complete test prep tool for students who want extra practice and strategies to sharpen their ACT English, Reading, and Writing skills

Kaplan’s ACT English, Reading & Writing Prep will help you prepare for the English, Reading, and Writing sections of the ACT. This comprehensive tool contains essential features to help you improve your test scores, including:

• Hundreds of practice questions
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The Official ACT Prep Pack with 6 Full Practice Tests (4 in Official ACT Prep Guide + 2 Online)

ACT

4.7
The Official ACT Prep Guide 2019 and ACT Online Prep have been combined to make the most comprehensive guide written by the makers of the ACT: The Official ACT Prep Pack.

ACT Online Prep is an adaptive computer-based learning program, which means it will adjust to your learning curve and provide you a customized study plan based on your performance and the amount of time you have before test day! A
Are You Ready for the SAT and ACT?, 2nd Edition: Building Critical Reading Skills for Rising High School Students book cover36

Are You Ready for the SAT and ACT?, 2nd Edition: Building Critical Reading Skills for Rising High School Students

The Princeton Review

4.7
It's never too soon to start preparing for the SAT and ACT. From the experts at The Princeton Review, this book helps ambitious 7th, 8th, and 9th graders build the critical reading skills they need to succeed on both tests and beyond!

Whether or not you like it, the truth is that scoring well on standardized tests is undeniably important in today's academic environment. The SAT and ACT verbal porti
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ACT for Dummies

Lisa Zimmer Hatch

4.7
The fast and easy way to score higher on the ACT Does the thought of preparing for the ACT give you anxiety? Fear not! This new edition of ACT For Dummies gives you a competitive edge by fully preparing you for the ACT exam with subject reviews, practice opportunities, three full-length practice tests and coverage of the optional writing test. Written in the accessible and friendly For Dummies ton
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ACT Prep Plus 2019: 5 Practice Tests + Proven Strategies + Online

Kaplan Test Prep

4.7
This newest edition of Kaplan's ACT Prep Plus 2019 is filled with detailed subject review, hundreds of practice questions, and clear explanations. It teaches you the ins and outs of the ACT and includes additional online practice tests and video lessons to help you test with confidence.

Kaplan is the official partner for Live Online Prep for the ACT. For more information, visit kaptest.com/onlinepr
8 Practice Tests for the ACT: Includes 1,728 Practice Questions book cover39

8 Practice Tests for the ACT: Includes 1,728 Practice Questions

Kaplan Test Prep

4.7
Always study with the most up-to-date prep! Look for 8 Practice Tests for the ACT, third edition, ISBN 9781506235127, on sale July 3, 2018.

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from third-party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entities included with the product.
ACT 2016-2017 Strategies, Practice, and Review with 6 Practice Tests: Online + Book book cover40

ACT 2016-2017 Strategies, Practice, and Review with 6 Practice Tests: Online + Book

Kaplan Test Prep

4.7
Always study with the most up-to-date prep! Look for ACT Prep 2018, ISBN 9781506214337, on sale June 6, 2017
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Barron's ACT Math and Science Workbook

Roselyn Teukolsky M.S.

4.7
The revised second edition of this hands-on workbook presents exercises, problems, and quizzes with solutions and answers as it takes college-bound students through all math and science topics covered on the ACT. Separate math chapters cover:

Pre-algebra, elementary algebra, and intermediate algebraPlane geometry, coordinate geometry, and trigonometry

The science sections emphasize the scientific me
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1,471 ACT Practice Questions

The Princeton Review

4.7
WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER, with The Princeton Review! This revised 5th edition of our popular ACT practice question compendium contains 1,471 practice problems to help familiarize you with the exam, including both drills and full-length tests and detailed answers and explanations to better support your understanding of tricky problems.
Practice Your Way to Perfection.
- 3 full-length practice ACTs t
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Barron's ACT English, Reading, and Writing Workbook

Linda Carnevale M.A.

4.7
Kaplan ACT 2016 Strategies, Practice and Review with 6 Practice Tests: Book + Online + DVD book cover44

Kaplan ACT 2016 Strategies, Practice and Review with 6 Practice Tests: Book + Online + DVD

Kaplan

4.7
The essential, comprehensive ACT guide from Kaplan, leader in test prep for more than 75 years, provides proven test-taking strategies, realistic practice questions and tests, detailed answer explanations, and video tutorials so you score higher on test day—guaranteed.

Last year, more than 1.7 million high school students took the ACT. Despite the popularity of the ACT, only one in four students me
ACT Prep Book 2019 & 2020: ACT Test Prep Study Guide 2019-2020 & Practice Test Questions book cover45

ACT Prep Book 2019 & 2020: ACT Test Prep Study Guide 2019-2020 & Practice Test Questions

Test Prep Books

4.6
Math & Science Workout for the ACT book cover46

Math & Science Workout for the ACT

The Princeton Review

4.6
Ace the Math & Science sections of the ACT with help from The Princeton Review.

Are difficulties with geometry or algebraic problem-solving dragging your ACT score down? If so, this is the workbook for you. Designed for students specifically looking to sharpen their quantitative skills, this 3rd edition of The Princeton Review's Math & Science Workout for the ACT provides the review and practice ne
McGraw-Hill Education Conquering the ACT Math and Science, Third Edition book cover47

McGraw-Hill Education Conquering the ACT Math and Science, Third Edition

Steven Dulan

4.6
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.




A comprehensive tool to help boost your score on the Math and Science portions of the ACT

If you're one of the more than 1.8 million high school students who take the ACT every year and want to boost your Math a
Cracking the ACT with 6 Practice Tests, 2018 Edition: The Techniques, Practice, and Review You Need to Score Higher book cover48

Cracking the ACT with 6 Practice Tests, 2018 Edition: The Techniques, Practice, and Review You Need to Score Higher

The Princeton Review

4.6
Make sure you're studying with the most up-to-date prep materials! Look for The Princeton Review's Cracking the ACT with 6 Practice Tests, 2019 Edition (ISBN: 9780525567653, on-sale 12/4/18).

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from third-party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality or authenticity, and may not include access to online tests or materials included with the original
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Barron's 6 ACT Practice Tests

Patsy J. Prince M.Ed.

4.6
A brand-new manual to help college-bound students succeed on the ACT. The emphasis is on learning by doing, with six full-length practice tests for students to determine their strengths and improve their weak areas.Similar in length, structure, question types, and degree of difficulty to the actual ACTAll test questions are answered with detailed analyses explaining why each correct answer is the
Math and Science Prep for the SAT & Act, 2nd Edition: 590+ Practice Questions with Complete Answer Explanations book cover50

Math and Science Prep for the SAT & Act, 2nd Edition: 590+ Practice Questions with Complete Answer Explanations

The Princeton Review

4.6
THE PRINCETON REVIEW GETS RESULTS. Get all the prep you need to ace the math and science sections of the SAT and ACT with 2 books in 1! Includes 590+ practice questions and in-depth topic reviews.

Many students these days take both the SAT and ACT to improve their chances of college admission. For students who want to increase their mastery of these quantitative sections, this two-in-one bind-up co
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ACT for Dummies, with Online Practice

Lisa Zimmer Hatch

4.5
ACT For Dummies, 7th Edition with Online Practice helps students to maximize their score on the ACT. The book includes test-taking strategies and it supplies students with exercises and practice problems. This new edition includes updated math coverage to align to recent test changes, plus three full-length practice tests that can be used to gauge a student's level of expertise. Every book comes w