Titles in Barron's extensive Painless Series cover a wide range of subjects as they are taught on middle school and high school levels. These books are written for students who find the subjects unusually difficult and confusing--or in many cases, just plain boring. Barron's Painless Series authors' main goal is to clear up students' confusion and perk up their interest by emphasizing the intriguing and often exciting ways in which they can put each subject to practical use. Most of these books take a light-hearted approach to their subjects, often employing humor, and always presenting fun-learning exercises that include puzzles, games, and challenging "Brain Tickler" problems to solve.

American English sound and letter patterns, homophones, prefixes and suffixes, and more are all presented with fun-to-solve "Brain Ticklers" to self-test students' learning progress.

Barron’s is taking Painless to the next level: FUN! Sealed inside your copy of Painless Spelling, you’ll find a code that gives you access to Barron's spelling app. Simply key in that code on your iPhone, iTouch, iPad or Android device, and you download a fun-to-play improve-your-spelling arcade game challenge that will reinforce your skill in mastering correct spelling!