Collection Analysis Report
for CPS Project LIT YA
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)
- Realistic Fiction (8 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (7 books)
- Adventure (3 books)
- Nonfiction (3 books)
- Social Studies (3 books)
- Spanish (3 books)
- Art (2 books)
- Biography (2 books)
- Graphic Novel (2 books)
- Health (2 books)
- Poetry (2 books)
- Historical Fiction (1 books)
- Horror (1 books)
- Humor (1 books)
- Physical Education (1 books)
- Romance (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 18 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: 687 (Range: 360 - 1040)
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 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 10 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.
- 73 Videos
- 40 Book Readings
- 60 Lesson Plans
- Total of 540 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Chicago Public Schools's "CPS Project LIT YA". 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/QLO7EPM
Anger Is a Gift
by Mark Oshiro
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global), Disability, LGBTQ+
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 710
- Year Published: 2018
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
- Grades Used: 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada), LGBTQ+
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 380
- Year Published: 2012
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: Moderately Complex
The Astonishing Color of After
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian, Asian (Global), Immigrant / Refugee, Multiracial / Mixed Race
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 2018
Barely Missing Everything
by Matt Mendez
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2019
Here to Stay
by Sara Farizan
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 690
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Here to StayHey, Kiddo
- Grades Used: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts
- Lexile: 510
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
Internment
by Samira Ahmed
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: Muslim
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 660
- Year Published: 2019
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for InternmentJackpot
by Nic Stone
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 2019
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for JackpotJust Mercy: A True Story of the Fight for Justice
- Grades Used: 11
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1040
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Exceedingly Complex
The Marrow Thieves
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 810
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
Monday's Not Coming
- Grades Used: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Horror
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very 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
Monster
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 1999
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very 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
Nyxia
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 650
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Opposite of Always
- Genres: Humor, Science Fiction / Fantasy, Romance
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 630
- Year Published: 2019
The 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
Scythe
by Neal Shusterman Neal Shusterman
Book 1 of the Arc of a Scythe Trilogy
- Grades Used: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 830
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Shout
- Genres: Nonfiction, Poetry
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2019
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for ShoutThey Both Die at the End
by Adam Silvera
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability, Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada), LGBTQ+
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 870
- Year Published: 2018
A Very Large Expanse of Sea
by Tahereh Mafi
- Grades Used: 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Muslim
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
With the Fire on High
- Genres: Poetry, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 810
- Year Published: 2019
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
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