New Book Uses Pop Music To Motivate Students

Nov. 21, 2011 - PRLog -- Written by recent Princeton grad and popular music blogger Suzanne Raga, You Rock! How to Be a Star Student & Still Have Fun connects with middle and high school students who strive for academic success.

“My mission is to help kids realize that they can achieve academic success without stressing out and being miserable” said Suzanne Raga, author of You Rock! How to Be a Star Student & Still Have Fun. “I’m happy to share with my readers the specific study strategies that I used to succeed in school while also achieving balance, having fun, and maintaining a positive attitude.”

You Rock! offers a unique, relevant perspective to the study-tips genre because it draws parallels between playing pop/rock music and excelling in the classroom, emphasizes happiness and balance rather than straight A’s, and is written by a young college graduate who has recently been there, done that.

You Rock! guides readers through all facets of student life – preparing for the school day, taking notes in class, doing homework efficiently, successfully taking tests and quizzes, participating in extracurricular activities, and spending time having fun and pursuing passions.

Raga chose to digitally publish You Rock!, which is available as an e-book through Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, and the Apple iBookstore. “I wanted to make the information affordable and accessible to all students,” said Raga.

You Rock! How to Be a Star Student & Still Have Fun (ISBN: 978-1-4524-5536-5, $5.99, Nonfiction-Education-Study Skills) is available for sale at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, and the Apple iBookstore.

About Suzanne Raga

Suzanne Raga graduated in June 2011 from Princeton University, majoring in History of Science and Technology with a Certificate in Language and Culture of Ancient Rome. The Valedictorian of her high school class, she is also a National Merit Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, Black Belt, tutor, and pop/rock musician. Throughout middle and high school she played drums with the “Killer Boots” pop rock band. She has worked as a counselor and T.A. at Summer Institute for the Gifted, tutored middle grade and high school students in several subjects for over 6 years, interned at Universal Music Group, volunteered for Rx Laughter, and led students in The Princeton Project. She is the creator of the popular music blog After The Show.

Contact: SuzanneRaga at gmail dot com.
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/ROCK-STAR-Student-Still-ebook/dp/B0...
You Rock! Blog: http://yourockbook.wordpress.com/
Music Blog: http://aftertheshow.wordpress.com/

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Suzanne Raga, a recent Princeton grad, is the author of You Rock! How to Be a Star Student & Still Have Fun, a motivational “How to Study” book that uses music to connect with middle and high school students who strive for academic success.