Collection Analysis Report
for #OwnVoices for 4-8
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 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.)
- English Language Arts (15 books)
- Realistic Fiction (8 books)
- Historical Fiction (3 books)
- Poetry (3 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (3 books)
- Spanish (3 books)
- Sports (3 books)
- Adventure (2 books)
- Physical Education (2 books)
- Social Studies (2 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (1 books)
- History (1 books)
- Music (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: 706 (Range: 600 - 960)
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 11 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
= low and high range of submitted values = average of submitted values
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- Moderately
- Very
- 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.
- 64 Videos
- 24 Book Readings
- 63 Lesson Plans
- Total of 489 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Booklist's "#OwnVoices for 4-8". 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/QLPKH49
Amal Unbound
by Aisha Saeed
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global), Gender, Muslim, South Asian, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
The Bridge Home
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global), South Asian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 2019
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: Very 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
Finding Langston
by Lesa Cline-Ransome Lesa Cline-Ransome
Book 1 of the Finding Langston Trilogy
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Poetry
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 760
- 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: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
The First Rule of Punk
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada), Multiracial / Mixed Race
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Music, Spanish
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Front Desk
Book 1 of the Front Desk Series
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global), Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 640
- 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: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
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
Harbor Me
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global), Immigrant / Refugee, Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada), Multiracial / Mixed Race
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 630
- Year Published: 2018
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: Very Complex
Merci Suárez Changes Gears
Book 1 of the Merci Suárez Trilogy
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 700
- 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
The Moon Within
by Aida Salazar
- Genres: Poetry
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada), LGBTQ+, Multiracial / Mixed Race, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 960
- Year Published: 2019
Rebound
by Kwame Alexander Kwame Alexander
Part of the Crossover Series
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Poetry, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 780
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Sal & Gabi Break the Universe
- Grades Used: 6
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 700
- Year Published: 2019
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Exceedingly Complex
- Text Organization: Exceedingly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Exceedingly Complex
- Conventionality: Exceedingly Complex
- Vocabulary: Exceedingly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Exceedingly Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global), Immigrant / Refugee, South Asian, Latino (US / Canada), Multiracial / Mixed Race, Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Physical Education, Spanish, Social Studies
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 2017
The Storm Runner
by J.C. Cervantes J.C. Cervantes
Book 1 of the Storm Runner Trilogy, The
- Genres: Adventure, Fairy Tales / Folklore, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: Disability, Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2018
Sunny
by Jason Reynolds Jason Reynolds
Book 3 of the Track Series
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 700
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
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