Collection Analysis Report
for NYC Summer 2019 Teens 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 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 (19 books)
- Graphic Novel (7 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (7 books)
- Nonfiction (6 books)
- Social Studies (6 books)
- Adventure (5 books)
- Biography (4 books)
- History (3 books)
- Realistic Fiction (3 books)
- Humor (2 books)
- Physical Education (2 books)
- Poetry (2 books)
- Sports (2 books)
- Health (1 books)
- Horror (1 books)
- Math (1 books)
- STEAM (1 books)
- Science (1 books)
- Spanish (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: 711 (Range: 240 - 1120)
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 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.
- 40 Videos
- 24 Book Readings
- 25 Lesson Plans
- Total of 404 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on NYC Department of Education Library Services's "NYC Summer 2019 Teens 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/QLMSYJV
#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women
by Mary Beth Leatherdale and Lisa Charleyboy
- Grades Used: 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian, Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: 910
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card
by Sara Saedi
- Genres: Biography, Humor, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global), Immigrant / Refugee, Middle Eastern
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 1030
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for AmericanizedBetty Before X
by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 810
- Year Published: 2018
Check, Please!: #Hockey
by Ngozi Ukazu
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: LGBTQ+
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 540
- Year Published: 2018
Defy the Stars
by Claudia Gray
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 830
- Year Published: 2017
The Diabolic
by S.J. Kincaid
- Genres: Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 810
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for The DiabolicDove Arising
by Karen Bao
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 860
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Dove ArisingHidden Figures: The Untold True Story of Four African-American Women Who Helped Launch Our Nation Into Space
- Grades Used: 6, 7
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global), Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Math, Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 1120
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
I Believe in a Thing Called Love
by Maurene Goo
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 690
- Year Published: 2017
Long Way Down
- Grades Used: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Poetry, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Mech Cadet Yu, Vol. 1
by Greg Pak and Takeshi Miyazawa
- Genres: Adventure, Humor, Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 270
- Year Published: 2017
Pashmina
- Grades Used: 8
- Genres: Graphic Novel
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global), South Asian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 240
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life
by Kwame Alexander and Thai Neave Kwame Alexander and Thai Neave
Part of the Crossover Series
- Genres: Nonfiction, Poetry, Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Physical Education, Social Studies
- Lexile: 970
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for The PlaybookThe Poet X
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global), Gender, Immigrant / Refugee, Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada), Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Sci-Fu
- Genres: Adventure, Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 470
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Sci-FuSee You in the Cosmos
by Jack Cheng
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 1120
- Year Published: 2017
Space Battle Lunchtime, Vol. 1: Lights, Camera, Snacktion!
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 370
- Year Published: 2016
Super Late Bloomer: My Early Days in Transition
by Julia Kaye
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Graphic Novel
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, LGBTQ+, Transgender / Non-Conforming, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 410
- Year Published: 2018
Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens
- Cultural Experiences: Disability, LGBTQ+
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for UnbrokenThe Witch Boy
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, LGBTQ+, Men / Boys
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 490
- Year Published: 2017
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