Collection Analysis Report
for Holocaust Literature
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 15 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.
(15 of 15 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- History (15 books)
- Social Studies (13 books)
- English Language Arts (9 books)
- Nonfiction (9 books)
- Biography (7 books)
- Historical Fiction (6 books)
- Graphic Novel (2 books)
- Adventure (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 15 of 15 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: 851 (Range: 530 - 1050)
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 9 of 15 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.
- 15 Videos
- 14 Book Readings
- 20 Lesson Plans
- Total of 209 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Association of Jewish Libraries's "Holocaust Literature". 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/QLO7BIZ
Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation
by Anne Frank, David Polonsky, and Ari Folman
- Grades Used: 7, 8, 9, 10
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Graphic Novel
- Cultural Experiences: Jewish, Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
The Berlin Boxing Club
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: Jewish
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 880
- Year Published: 2011
Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust
- Grades Used: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Jewish
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1030
- Year Published: 2012
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Exceedingly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Exceedingly Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Exceedingly Complex
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 730
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Exceedingly Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible...on Schindler's List
by Leon Leyson
- Grades Used: 6
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Jewish
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1000
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Hidden: A Child's Story of the Holocaust
by Loïc Dauvillier and Marc Lizano
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7
- Genres: Graphic Novel
- Cultural Experiences: Jewish
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 530
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow
- Grades Used: 7, 8, 9, 10
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1050
- Year Published: 2005
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
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust
- Grades Used: 8
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Jewish
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 1997
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
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Irena's Children: Young Readers Edition
by Tilar J. Mazzeo and Mary Cronk Farrell
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1000
- Year Published: 2016
The Librarian of Auschwitz
by Antonio Iturbe and Lilit Thwaites
- Genres: Biography, Historical Fiction, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Jewish
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 940
- Year Published: 2017
The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi
by Neal Bascomb
- Grades Used: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1000
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Exceedingly Complex
Resistance
- Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Jewish
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 820
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for ResistanceTo Look a Nazi in the Eye: A Teen's Account of a War Criminal Trial
by Kathy Kacer and Jordana Lebowitz
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 840
- Year Published: 2017
What the Night Sings
- Grades Used: 7, 8, 9, 10
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Jewish
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very 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
Yellow Star
by Jennifer Roy
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Jewish
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 710
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
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