Collection Analysis Report
for PNLA YRCA, 2018, Gr. 7-9
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 8 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.
(8 of 8 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (8 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (6 books)
- Adventure (2 books)
- Realistic Fiction (2 books)
- Graphic Novel (1 books)
- Horror (1 books)
- Humor (1 books)
- Mystery (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 8 of 8 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: 640 (Range: 350 - 840)
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 1 of 8 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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- Moderately
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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.
- 17 Videos
- 14 Book Readings
- 20 Lesson Plans
- Total of 188 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA)'s "PNLA YRCA, 2018, Gr. 7-9". 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/QLQ4ZCM
The Blackthorn Key
by Kevin Sands
- Genres: Adventure, Mystery, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 630
- Year Published: 2015
The Darkest Part of the Forest
by Holly Black
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 840
- Year Published: 2015
Goodbye Stranger
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 560
- Year Published: 2015
Illuminae
by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Book 1 of the Illuminae Files Trilogy
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 780
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for IlluminaeThe Nest
by Kenneth Oppel and Jon Klassen
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 640
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Nimona
- Genres: Humor, Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 350
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for NimonaSaint Anything
by Sarah Dessen
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 690
- Year Published: 2015
The Sword of Summer
Book 1 of the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Series
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 630
- Year Published: 2015
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