Collection Analysis Report
for Won't Make You Blush
This report provides data analyses into the titles on this list to help support your efforts to put the right book in each reader's hands.
This report is organized by Collection Analysis by Genre, Cultural, and Curricular Areas, Quantitative Measures, and Qualitative Measures.
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Collection Analysis by Genre, Cultural, and Curricular Areas
For the 22 books on this list, please find an analysis revealing the quantity of titles associated with genre, cultural, and curriculum classifications. Additionally, please find the "Not Represented" section where you can click to identify other titles to potentially add to this list.
We hope this collection analysis tool helps you achieve the variety and differentiation of books that you want for your reading opportunities.
(22 of 22 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (22 books)
- Realistic Fiction (9 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (6 books)
- Adventure (4 books)
- Graphic Novel (3 books)
- Horror (3 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (2 books)
- Mystery (2 books)
- Physical Education (2 books)
- Social Studies (2 books)
- Sports (2 books)
- Biography (1 books)
- Health (1 books)
- Historical Fiction (1 books)
- History (1 books)
- Humor (1 books)
- Music (1 books)
- Nonfiction (1 books)
- Science (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 22 of 22 titles that have known Lexile levels, below is the low, high, and average Lexile® for the books in this list. We hope these data points, along with the crosswalk to other measures, provide insights into the variety and differentiation of this collection.
Lexile® Average: 715 (Range: 410 - 990)
Reading Level and Grade Band Crosswalk
Grade Band | Lexile® | ATOS | Degrees of Reading Power® | Flesch-Kincaid | Fountas & Pinnell | Reading Maturity | SourceRater |
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2-3 | 420-820 | 2.75-5.14 | 42-54 | 1.98-5.34 | I-P | 3.53-613 | 0.05-2.48 |
4-5 | 740-1010 | 4.97-7.03 | 52-60 | 4.51-7.72 | O-V | 5.42-7.92 | 0.84-5.75 |
6-8 | 925-1185 | 7.00-9.98 | 57-67 | 6.51-10.34 | U-Z | 7.04-9.57 | 4.11-10.66 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 6 of 22 titles that have known qualitative measurements, this graph reveals the aggregated low, high, and average qualitative measures for the books in this list. We hope this range of information shows the variety and differentiation of this collection.
Qualitative Text Complexity Ranges
= low and high range of submitted values = average of submitted values
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- Exceedingly
Qualitative measures for each title are determined by crowd sourced results from professional educators who complete the literary or informational text complexity rubrics. These are relatively new on TeachingBooks so only a small percentage of all the titles have currently been evaluated. Perhaps you can help?
Instructional Materials Summary
Below please find a summary of available multimedia texts and instructional materials that enrich and deepen the discussion of the titles on this list.
- 18 Videos
- 19 Book Readings
- 25 Lesson Plans
- Total of 219 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)'s "Won't Make You Blush". If you wish to see the curricular areas, genres, Lexile® and Qualitative measures, along with the collection of ready-to-use instructional materials, go online to TeachingBooks at: https://school.teachingbooks.net/QLOIOC5
Bad Girls Don't Die
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 2009
Between Heaven and Earth
Book 1 of the Seven Series
- Genres: Adventure, Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 660
- Year Published: 2012
The Bone Magician
by F.E. Higgins
- Genres: Mystery, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 920
- Year Published: 2008
Calamity Jack
by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, and Nathan Hale
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 560
- Year Published: 2010
The Compound
by S.A. Bodeen
- Genres: Horror
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2008
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for The CompoundGraveyard Games
by Ellen Schreiber, Irene Pukalince, and Laura Felwyn
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 610
- Year Published: 2011
Green Angel
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health
- Lexile: 910
- Year Published: 2003
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Green Witch
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 2010
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Green WitchHeist Society
by Ally Carter
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Adventure
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2010
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
The Lost Hero
Book 1 of the Heroes of Olympus Series
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Adventure, Fairy Tales / Folklore, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 660
- Year Published: 2010
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
Monster High
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 2010
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Monster HighPicture the Dead
by Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown
- Genres: Horror, Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2010
Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy
by Bil Wright
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino (US / Canada), LGBTQ+, Latino/a/e/x (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 820
- Year Published: 2011
Ruby Red
Book 1 of the Ruby Red Trilogy
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 2011
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Ruby RedThe Running Dream
- Genres: Sports
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 650
- Year Published: 2011
Sean Griswold's Head
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 640
- Year Published: 2011
Search for Safety
Book 13 of the Bluford Series
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 650
- Year Published: 2007
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Sidekicks
- Genres: Adventure, Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 2011
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for SidekicksSmile
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 410
- Year Published: 2010
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Ten Miles Past Normal
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Music
- Lexile: 960
- Year Published: 2011
Trapped
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 2011
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for TrappedThe Wednesday Wars
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 990
- Year Published: 2007
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
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