Collection Analysis Report
for NYC Summer Booklist Gr. 6-12 - FREE
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 23 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.
(23 of 23 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (23 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (8 books)
- Social Studies (8 books)
- Adventure (6 books)
- Nonfiction (6 books)
- Graphic Novel (5 books)
- Mystery (4 books)
- Biography (3 books)
- Realistic Fiction (3 books)
- Science (2 books)
- Art (1 books)
- Historical Fiction (1 books)
- Horror (1 books)
- Humor (1 books)
- Music (1 books)
- Physical Education (1 books)
- Poetry (1 books)
- STEAM (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 16 of 23 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: 762 (Range: 550 - 1130)
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 3 of 23 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.
- 34 Videos
- 27 Book Readings
- 29 Lesson Plans
- Total of 403 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on NYC Department of Education Library Services's "NYC Summer Booklist Gr. 6-12 - FREE". 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/QLU7X3K
Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1130
- Year Published: 2014
Beyond Magenta: Transgender and Nonbinary Teens Speak Out
by Susan Kuklin
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, LGBTQ+, Transgender / Non-Conforming
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2014
Black Panther, Vol. 1: A Nation Under Our Feet, Book 1
by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Brian Stelfreeze Ta-Nehisi Coates and Brian Stelfreeze
Book 1 of the Black Panther (2016/21) Series
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: African, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 550
- Year Published: 2016
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
Bright Lights, Dark Nights
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2015
Brown Girl Dreaming
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Poetry
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 990
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
Charlie, Presumed Dead
by Anne Heltzel
- Genres: Adventure, Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2015
Diary of a Tokyo Teen: A Japanese-American Girl Travels to the Land of Trendy Fashion, High-Tech Toilets and Maid Cafes
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Graphic Novel
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2016
Dumplin'
Book 1 of the Dumplin' Series
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Music
- Lexile: 710
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Dumplin'Goldie Vance
by Hope Larson and Brittney Williams
- Genres: Mystery, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Goldie VanceThe Greatest Zombie Movie Ever
by Jeff Strand
- Genres: Horror, Humor
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 2016
Greenglass House
by Kate Milford and Jaime Zollars
- Genres: Mystery, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2014
Killer of Enemies
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 860
- Year Published: 2013
Not Your Sidekick
Book 1 of the Sidekick Squad Series, The
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: LGBTQ+
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2016
Otherbound
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for OtherboundPower Up
by Kate Leth and Matt Cummings
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: LGBTQ+
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Power UpPrimates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birute Galdikas
by Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for PrimatesThe Scorpion Rules
by Erin Bow
- Genres: Adventure
- Cultural Experiences: LGBTQ+
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2015
Simon 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
Surviving Middle School: Navigating the Halls, Riding the Social Roller Coaster, and Unmasking the Real You
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 920
- Year Published: 2016
The Thief
by Megan Whalen Turner Megan Whalen Turner
Book 1 of the Queen's Thief Series, The
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 920
- Year Published: 1996
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: Moderately Complex
Tiny Pretty Things
by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton
- Genres: Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 730
- Year Published: 2015
X: A Novel
by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American, Muslim
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
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