Collection Analysis Report
for Cirque Du Freak Series
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 16 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.
(16 of 16 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (16 books)
- Horror (16 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (9 books)
- Graphic Novel (4 books)
- Adventure (1 books)
- Realistic Fiction (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 12 of 16 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: 760 (Range: 580 - 890)
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 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 1 of 16 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.
- 16 Videos
- 1 Book Readings
- Total of 126 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on "Cirque Du Freak Series". 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/QL43WKO
Allies of the Night
by Darren Shan
Book 8 of the Cirque Du Freak Series
- Genres: Horror, Realistic Fiction, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 820
- Year Published: 2005
Allies of the Night: Manga
by Darren Shan and Takahiro Arai
Part of the Cirque Du Freak Series
- Genres: Horror, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2011
Hunters of the Dusk
by Darren Shan
Book 7 of the Cirque Du Freak Series
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 810
- Year Published: 2004
Hunters of the Dusk: Manga
by Darren Shan and Takahiro Arai
Part of the Cirque Du Freak Series
- Genres: Horror, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2010
Killers of the Dawn
by Darren Shan
Book 9 of the Cirque Du Freak Series
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2005
The Lake of Souls
by Darren Shan
Book 10 of the Cirque Du Freak Series
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 840
- Year Published: 2005
A Living Nightmare
by Darren Shan
Book 1 of the Cirque Du Freak Series
- Grades Used: 9, 10
- Genres: Horror
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 650
- Year Published: 2002
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
Lord of the Shadows
by Darren Shan
Book 11 of the Cirque Du Freak Series
- Genres: Adventure, Horror
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 730
- Year Published: 2006
Lord of the Shadows: Manga
by Darren Shan and Takahiro Arai
Part of the Cirque Du Freak Series
- Genres: Horror, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2011
Sons of Destiny
by Darren Shan
Book 12 of the Cirque Du Freak Series
- Genres: Horror
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 780
- Year Published: 2006
Sons of Destiny: Manga
by Darren Shan and Takahiro Arai
Part of the Cirque Du Freak Series
- Genres: Horror, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2012
Trials of Death
by Darren Shan
Book 5 of the Cirque Du Freak Series
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 830
- Year Published: 2004
Tunnels of Blood
by Darren Shan
Book 3 of the Cirque Du Freak Series
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 2002
Vampire Mountain
by Darren Shan
Book 4 of the Cirque Du Freak Series
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 790
- Year Published: 2001
Vampire Prince
by Darren Shan
Book 6 of the Cirque Du Freak Series
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 890
- Year Published: 2004
The Vampire's Assistant
by Darren Shan
Book 2 of the Cirque Du Freak Series
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2001
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