Collection Analysis Report
for BES 2019-2020, Graphic Novels
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 (20 books)
- Graphic Novel (20 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (10 books)
- Adventure (8 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (3 books)
- Historical Fiction (3 books)
- Realistic Fiction (3 books)
- Art (2 books)
- Humor (2 books)
- Biography (1 books)
- Health (1 books)
- Picture Book (1 books)
- Social Studies (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 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: 386 (Range: 150 - 570)
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 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 2 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.
- 23 Videos
- 5 Book Readings
- 14 Lesson Plans
- Total of 237 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Maryland Association of School Librarians (MASL)'s "BES 2019-2020, Graphic Novels". 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/QLIUB2V
Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel
by Brenna Thummler and Mariah Marsden
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 500
- Year Published: 2017
The City on the Other Side
by Mairghread Scott and Robin Robinson
- Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 300
- Year Published: 2018
Clem Hetherington and the Ironwood Race
by Jen Breach and Douglas Holgate
- Genres: Adventure, Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 310
- Year Published: 2018
Crush
by Svetlana Chmakova Svetlana Chmakova
Book 3 of the Berrybrook Middle School Series, The
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 150
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for CrushThe Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America
by Jaime Hernandez and F. Isabel Campoy
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Graphic Novel, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2017
Estranged
- Genres: Adventure, Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 300
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for EstrangedGods and Thunder: A Graphic Novel of Old Norse Myths
by Carl Bowen, Michael Dahl, Louise Simonson, and Eduardo Garcia
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2017
Illegal
by Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin, and Giovanni Rigano
- Genres: Adventure, Graphic Novel
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 490
- Year Published: 2018
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
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
The King of the Birds
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2018
Last Pick
by Jason Walz
- Genres: Adventure, Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 290
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Last PickMy Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder
by Nie Jun
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global), Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 240
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for My BeijingThe Prince and the Dressmaker
by Jen Wang
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, LGBTQ+, Men / Boys, Transgender / Non-Conforming
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts
- Lexile: 360
- Year Published: 2018
Sanity & Tallulah
by Molly Brooks
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 530
- Year Published: 2018
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-FuShort & Skinny
by Mark Tatulli
- Genres: Biography, Humor, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 370
- Year Published: 2018
Soupy Leaves Home
by Cecil Castellucci and Jose Pimienta
- Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Graphic Novel
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2017
Space Boy, Vol. 1
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2018
Sparks!
by Ian Boothby and Nina Matsumoto Ian Boothby and Nina Matsumoto
Book 1 of the Sparks! Series
- Genres: Adventure, Humor, Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 200
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Sparks!Speak: The Graphic Novel
by Laurie Halse Anderson and Emily Carroll
- Grades Used: 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Health
- Lexile: 550
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
The Wendy Project
by Melissa Jane Osborne and Veronica Fish
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 550
- Year Published: 2017
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