Collection Analysis Report
for CPS BOB 2020 Gr. 7-8
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 21 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.
(21 of 21 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (16 books)
- Realistic Fiction (7 books)
- History (6 books)
- Social Studies (6 books)
- Nonfiction (4 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (4 books)
- Historical Fiction (3 books)
- Sports (3 books)
- Adventure (2 books)
- Biography (2 books)
- Graphic Novel (2 books)
- Physical Education (2 books)
- Poetry (2 books)
- Spanish (2 books)
- Art (1 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (1 books)
- Health (1 books)
- Horror (1 books)
- Science (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 21 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: 721 (Range: 320 - 1090)
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 10 of 21 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.
- 40 Videos
- 26 Book Readings
- 39 Lesson Plans
- Total of 444 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Chicago Public Schools's "CPS BOB 2020 Gr. 7-8". 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/QLWYOWY
Capsized!: The Forgotten Story of the SS Eastland Disaster
- Grades Used: 6
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Slightly Complex
- Intertextuality: Slightly Complex
Charlie Hernández & the League of Shadows
Book 1 of the Charlie Hernández Series
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 780
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Dragon Pearl
Book 1 of the Thousand Worlds Series
- Genres: Adventure, Fairy Tales / Folklore, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global), Gender, LGBTQ+, Transgender / Non-Conforming
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 780
- Year Published: 2019
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Dragon PearlEnemy Child: The Story of Norman Mineta, a Boy Imprisoned in a Japanese American Internment Camp During World War II
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1030
- Year Published: 2019
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Enemy ChildEverything Else in the Universe
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 860
- Year Published: 2018
A Good Kind of Trouble
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 9
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 2019
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately 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: Very Complex
It Wasn't Me
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for It Wasn't MeLu
by Jason Reynolds Jason Reynolds
Book 4 of the Track Series
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for LuMascot
by Antony John
- Genres: Sports
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 630
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for MascotNew Kid
Book 1 of the New Kid Series
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 320
- Year Published: 2019
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
Orange for the Sunsets
by Tina Athaide
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African, African (Global), Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2019
Other Words for Home
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Poetry, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee, Middle Eastern, Muslim
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 930
- Year Published: 2019
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
A Place to Belong
by Cynthia Kadohata and Julia Kuo
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian American, Asian (Global), Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 690
- 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
Rising Water: The Story of the Thai Cave Rescue
by Marc Aronson
- Grades Used: 10
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: History, Science
- Lexile: 1090
- Year Published: 2019
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Slightly Complex
Sorry Not Sorry
by Jaime Reed
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global), Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health
- Lexile: 730
- Year Published: 2019
Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: Jewish
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 630
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems
by David Bowles
- Grades Used: 5
- Genres: Poetry
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee, Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Lexile: 850
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Tight
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), Latino (US / Canada), African American, Latino/a/e/x (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
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by Pat Cummings
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Horror
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 790
- Year Published: 2019
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very 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
We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World
- Grades Used: 10
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee, Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: History
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2019
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
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