Collection Analysis Report
for PYRCA, 2017-2018, 6-8
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 15 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.
(15 of 15 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (15 books)
- Adventure (5 books)
- Historical Fiction (4 books)
- History (4 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (4 books)
- Nonfiction (3 books)
- Realistic Fiction (3 books)
- Social Studies (3 books)
- Biography (2 books)
- Humor (2 books)
- Music (2 books)
- Physical Education (2 books)
- Science (2 books)
- Sports (2 books)
- Art (1 books)
- Graphic Novel (1 books)
- Health (1 books)
- Mystery (1 books)
- STEAM (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 15 of 15 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: 724 (Range: 210 - 1150)
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 5 of 15 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.
- 21 Videos
- 17 Book Readings
- 30 Lesson Plans
- Total of 214 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Pennsylvania School Librarians Association (PASL)'s "PYRCA, 2017-2018, 6-8". 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/QL8MQZN
Awkward
by Svetlana Chmakova Svetlana Chmakova
Book 1 of the Berrybrook Middle School Series, The
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 210
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
- Genres: Adventure, Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 970
- 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
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Bubonic Panic: When Plague Invaded America
by Gail Jarrow
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 1000
- Year Published: 2016
Chasing Secrets
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, History
- Lexile: 540
- Year Published: 2015
Choosing Courage: Inspiring Stories of What It Means to Be a Hero
- Genres: Adventure, Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1150
- Year Published: 2015
Deadly Flowers: A Ninja's Tale
- Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 2016
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
Girl vs. Boy Band: The Right Track
- Genres: Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Music
- Lexile: 770
- Year Published: 2016
House of Secrets
by Chris Columbus, Ned Vizzini, and Greg Call Chris Columbus, Ned Vizzini, and Greg Call
Book 1 of the House of Secrets Trilogy
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 690
- Year Published: 2013
The One Safe Place
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 2014
Sasquatch in the Paint
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld
- Genres: Mystery, Realistic Fiction, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 660
- Year Published: 2013
The Seventh Most Important Thing
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Slacker
- Genres: Adventure, Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 710
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for SlackerSoar
by Joan Bauer
- Genres: Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 510
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for SoarWolf Hollow
by Lauren Wolk
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2016
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
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
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