Collection Analysis Report
for Caudill 2017
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 20 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.
(20 of 20 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (18 books)
- Social Studies (7 books)
- Historical Fiction (6 books)
- History (6 books)
- Realistic Fiction (6 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (6 books)
- Adventure (3 books)
- Horror (3 books)
- Mystery (3 books)
- Humor (2 books)
- Nonfiction (2 books)
- Poetry (2 books)
- Biography (1 books)
- Health (1 books)
- Music (1 books)
- Science (1 books)
- Sports (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 20 of 20 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: 705 (Range: 480 - 1020)
Reading Level and Grade Band Crosswalk
| Grade Band | Lexile® | ATOS | Degrees of Reading Power® | Flesch-Kincaid | Fountas & Pinnell | Reading Maturity | SourceRater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 14 of 20 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.
- 45 Videos
- 39 Book Readings
- 60 Lesson Plans
- Total of 491 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA)'s "Caudill 2017". 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/QL5EUKE
The Crossover
by Kwame Alexander Kwame Alexander
Part of the Crossover Series
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Poetry, Realistic Fiction, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Echo
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Music
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Fish in a Tree
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 550
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
The Fourteenth Goldfish
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Humor, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 550
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel
- Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 660
- Year Published: 2013
How I Became a Ghost: A Choctaw Trail of Tears Story
by Tim Tingle
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 480
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Masterminds
by Gordon Korman Gordon Korman
Book 1 of the Masterminds Series
- Genres: Adventure, Mystery, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 730
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
The Night Gardener
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7
- Genres: Horror
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 690
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Nightbird
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 840
- Year Published: 2015
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
The Paper Cowboy
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2014
The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
- Grades Used: 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 950
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Rain Reign
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Rhyme Schemer
by K.A. Holt
- Grades Used: 7
- Genres: Humor, Poetry, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 520
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
The Screaming Staircase
by Jonathan Stroud Jonathan Stroud
Book 1 of the Lockwood & Co. Series
- Genres: Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 2013
The Secret Hum of a Daisy
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 820
- Year Published: 2014
Stella by Starlight
by Sharon M. Draper and Sarah Jane Coleman
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 8
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 1020
- Year Published: 2014
A Time to Dance
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: South Asian, Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 2014
Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the Selma Voting Rights March
by Lynda Blackmon Lowery, Elspeth Leacock, Susan Buckley, and P.J. Loughran
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American, Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 780
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
The War That Saved My Life
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
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