Collection Analysis Report
for NYC Summer 2020 Teens
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)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (10 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (6 books)
- Adventure (5 books)
- Graphic Novel (4 books)
- Realistic Fiction (4 books)
- Humor (3 books)
- Nonfiction (3 books)
- Spanish (3 books)
- Art (2 books)
- Biography (2 books)
- History (1 books)
- Horror (1 books)
- Physical Education (1 books)
- Poetry (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 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: 737 (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 4 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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- Exceedingly
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.
- 36 Videos
- 22 Book Readings
- 30 Lesson Plans
- Total of 403 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on NYC Department of Education Library Services's "NYC Summer 2020 Teens". 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/QLPOHIN
Ash
by Malinda Lo
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: LGBTQ+
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 1050
- Year Published: 2009
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for AshBull
- Grades Used: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Humor, Poetry
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
The Epic Crush of Genie Lo
by F.C. Yee
- Genres: Adventure, Fairy Tales / Folklore, Humor
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 2017
Fangirl
- Grades Used: 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2013
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
Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods: 20 Chilling Tales from the Wilderness
by Hal Johnson and Tom Mead
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Horror
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 1120
- Year Published: 2015
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 StayHow They Choked: Failures, Flops, and Flaws of the Awfully Famous
by Georgia Bragg and Kevin O'Malley
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 1010
- Year Published: 2014
Howl's Moving Castle
- Genres: Adventure, Humor, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 1986
Hurricane Child
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global), LGBTQ+
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 1010
- Year Published: 2018
Labyrinth Lost
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada), LGBTQ+
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 630
- Year Published: 2016
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
New 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
Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide
by Isabel Quintero and Zeke Peña
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Graphic Novel
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America)
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 690
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for PhotographicThe 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
Sandwiches!: More Than You've Ever Wanted to Know about Making and Eating America's Favorite Food
by Alison Deering and Bob Lentz
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Sandwiches!Sea Sirens
by Amy Chu and Janet K. Lee
- Genres: Adventure, Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 240
- Year Published: 2019
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Sea SirensSlay
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 930
- Year Published: 2019
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for SlayThe Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 1020
- Year Published: 2014
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings
by Ellen Oh, Elsie Chapman, Renée Ahdieh, and Sona Charaipotra
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global), South Asian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 840
- Year Published: 2018
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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