Collection Analysis Report
for Lincoln 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 (19 books)
- Realistic Fiction (9 books)
- Social Studies (7 books)
- Health (5 books)
- Adventure (4 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (4 books)
- Biography (3 books)
- History (3 books)
- Mystery (3 books)
- Historical Fiction (2 books)
- Nonfiction (2 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (1 books)
- Graphic Novel (1 books)
- Horror (1 books)
- Humor (1 books)
- Poetry (1 books)
- Romance (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 19 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: 808 (Range: 550 - 1110)
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 |
9-10 | 1050-1335 | 9.67-12.01 | 62-72 | 8.32-12.12 | Z+ | 8.41-10.81 | 9.02-13.93 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 9 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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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.
- 37 Videos
- 29 Book Readings
- 31 Lesson Plans
- Total of 383 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA)'s "Lincoln 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/qlEMURV
100 Sideways Miles
by Andrew Smith
- Genres: Adventure
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 890
- Year Published: 2014
All the Bright Places
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: 830
- Year Published: 2015
Bone Gap
by Laura Ruby
- Grades Used: 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Mystery, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 810
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Exceedingly Complex
- Text Organization: Exceedingly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
The Boy in the Black Suit
- Grades Used: 8, 9, 10
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Caged Warrior
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 850
- Year Published: 2014
Challenger Deep
by Neal Shusterman and Brendan Shusterman
- Grades Used: 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Exceedingly Complex
- Text Organization: Exceedingly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Exceedingly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
A Court of Thorns and Roses
- Genres: Adventure, Romance, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 880
- Year Published: 2015
Emmy & Oliver
by Robin Benway
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 700
- Year Published: 2015
Fake ID
by Lamar Giles
- Grades Used: 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Adventure, Mystery
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 640
- 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: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: 980
- Year Published: 2013
Gabi, a Girl in Pieces
- Grades Used: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada), LGBTQ+, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: 820
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Grave Mercy
- Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 850
- Year Published: 2012
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Grave MercyI Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
- Grades Used: 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: South Asian, Gender, Muslim, Asian, Women / Girls, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: 1000
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
- Intertextuality: Exceedingly Complex
Laughing at My Nightmare
by Shane Burcaw
- Grades Used: 7, 8
- Genres: Biography, Humor, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health
- Lexile: 1110
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Exceedingly Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
The Naturals
- Genres: Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 690
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for The NaturalsOctober Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard
- Grades Used: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Biography, Poetry, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: LGBTQ+
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2012
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Exceedingly Complex
Prisoner of Night and Fog
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 820
- Year Published: 2014
Red Queen
by Victoria Aveyard Victoria Aveyard
Book 1 of the Red Queen Series
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Red QueenSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
by Becky Albertalli Becky Albertalli
Book 1 of the Simonverse Series
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: LGBTQ+
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 640
- Year Published: 2015
Through the Woods
- Grades Used: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Horror, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 550
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Exceedingly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
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