Collection Analysis Report
for NYC Reads 365 - Gr. 9-10
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 (17 books)
- Social Studies (8 books)
- Realistic Fiction (7 books)
- Nonfiction (6 books)
- Biography (4 books)
- History (4 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (4 books)
- Adventure (2 books)
- Graphic Novel (2 books)
- Health (2 books)
- Humor (2 books)
- Physical Education (2 books)
- STEAM (2 books)
- Spanish (2 books)
- Sports (2 books)
- Art (1 books)
- Drama (1 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (1 books)
- Historical Fiction (1 books)
- Music (1 books)
- Mystery (1 books)
- Poetry (1 books)
- Romance (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: 802 (Range: 350 - 1190)
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 |
11-12 | 1185-1385 | 11.20-14.10 | 67-74 | 10.34-14.20 | Z+ | 9.57-12.00 | 12.30-14.50 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 7 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.
- 39 Videos
- 29 Book Readings
- 38 Lesson Plans
- Total of 403 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on NYC Department of Education Library Services's "NYC Reads 365 - Gr. 9-10". 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/QLQFUXD
All American Boys
by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
- Grades Used: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 770
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Exceedingly 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
Ana of California
by Andi Teran
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 850
- Year Published: 2015
Audacity
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Poetry
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, Women / Girls, Jewish
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1120
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for AudacityDrowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans
by Don Brown
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 920
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Exceedingly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
Flawd: How to Stop Hating on Yourself, Others, and the Things That Make You Who You Are
by Emily-Anne Rigal and Jeanne DeMers
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for FlawdGenius: The Game
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 690
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for GeniusHamilton: The Revolution
by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
- Grades Used: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Drama
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Music, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1080
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Exceedingly Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
Holding Up the Universe
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Romance
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 770
- Year Published: 2016
How It Went Down
by Kekla Magoon
- Grades Used: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 560
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Exceedingly 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
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World
by Malala Yousafzai and Patricia McCormick
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global), Gender, Muslim, South Asian, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 830
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
The Living
- Grades Used: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Adventure
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 700
- 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: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately 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 NimonaThe Rest of Us Just Live Here
by Patrick Ness
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 700
- Year Published: 2015
Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune
by Pamela S. Turner and Gareth Hinds
- Genres: Biography, Fairy Tales / Folklore, Nonfiction, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: Art, History, Physical Education
- Lexile: 950
- Year Published: 2016
The Selection
Book 1 of the Selection Series
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 2012
Shadowshaper
by Daniel José Older Daniel José Older
Book 1 of the Shadowshaper Cypher Series, The
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Mystery, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global), Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 690
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Something in Between: A Thought-Provoking Coming-Of-Age Novel
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global), Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 640
- Year Published: 2016
Untwine
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 920
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for UntwineWe Should Hang Out Sometime: Embarrassingly, a True Story
- Genres: Biography, Humor, Nonfiction, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Physical Education
- Lexile: 830
- Year Published: 2014
Why'd They Wear That?: Fashion as the Mirror of History
by Sarah Albee
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, STEAM
- Lexile: 1190
- Year Published: 2015
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