Collection Analysis Report
for SWIMSBOB
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 (20 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (6 books)
- Realistic Fiction (5 books)
- Adventure (4 books)
- Sports (4 books)
- Historical Fiction (3 books)
- Physical Education (3 books)
- Social Studies (3 books)
- Biography (2 books)
- Graphic Novel (2 books)
- History (2 books)
- Humor (2 books)
- Mystery (2 books)
- Nonfiction (2 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (1 books)
- Health (1 books)
- Horror (1 books)
- Music (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: 708 (Range: 440 - 850)
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 |
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
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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.
- 68 Videos
- 46 Book Readings
- 40 Lesson Plans
- Total of 387 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Iowa Association of School Librarians (IASL)'s "SWIMSBOB". 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/QLEBXBO
Backlash
- Grades Used: 8
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 770
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Better Off Friends
- Genres: Humor, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 590
- Year Published: 2014
The Bridge from Me to You
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 540
- Year Published: 2014
Cinder
by Marissa Meyer Marissa Meyer
Book 1 of the Lunar Chronicles
- Grades Used: 8, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 790
- Year Published: 2012
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
The Compound
by S.A. Bodeen
- Genres: Horror
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2008
Qualitative Measures:
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- 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
Fallout
by Gwenda Bond
- Genres: Mystery, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for FalloutThe Iron Trial
by Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, and Scott M. Fischer
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 830
- Year Published: 2014
Loot: How to Steal a Fortune
by Jude Watson
- Genres: Adventure
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 560
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for LootMarch Book One
by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
Book 1 of the March Trilogy
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Graphic Novel
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 2013
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
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
A Monster Calls
by Patrick Ness and Jim Kay
- Grades Used: 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health
- Lexile: 730
- Year Published: 2011
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: Moderately Complex
Moxie and the Art of Rule Breaking: A 14-Day Mystery
by Erin Dionne
- Genres: Humor, Mystery, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 2013
A Night Divided
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 810
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
No Summit Out of Sight: The True Story of the Youngest Person to Climb the Seven Summits
- Grades Used: 7
- Genres: Adventure, Biography, Nonfiction, Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 850
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
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 QueenRoller Girl
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 10
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Realistic Fiction, Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 440
- 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
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
The Running Dream
- Genres: Sports
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 650
- Year Published: 2011
The Testing
by Joelle Charbonneau Joelle Charbonneau
Book 1 of the Testing Trilogy
- Grades Used: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Adventure
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 830
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Under a Painted Sky
by Stacey Lee
- Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American, Gender, Women / Girls, Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 730
- Year Published: 2015
The Walk On
- Genres: Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 780
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
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