Collection Analysis Report
for Middle School Battle of the Books 2019-2020
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 (15 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (5 books)
- Social Studies (5 books)
- Biography (4 books)
- Nonfiction (4 books)
- Realistic Fiction (3 books)
- Adventure (2 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (2 books)
- Historical Fiction (2 books)
- Humor (2 books)
- Mystery (2 books)
- Physical Education (2 books)
- Sports (2 books)
- Graphic Novel (1 books)
- History (1 books)
- Horror (1 books)
- Picture Book (1 books)
- Romance (1 books)
- STEAM (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 15 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: 804 (Range: 350 - 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 7 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
= 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.
- 31 Videos
- 21 Book Readings
- 42 Lesson Plans
- Total of 331 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on "Middle School Battle of the Books 2019-2020". 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/QLC5T6G
Spinning Starlight
by R.C. Lewis
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2015
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Picture Book Adaptation)
by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer, and Elizabeth Zunon
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 850
- Year Published: 2012
Norse Mythology
by Neil Gaiman
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 830
- Year Published: 2017
The House in Poplar Wood
- Genres: Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 710
- Year Published: 2018
Scythe
Book 1 of the Arc of a Scythe Trilogy
- Grades Used: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 830
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
The Amazing Book is Not on Fire: The World of Dan and Phil
by Daniel Howell and Phil Lester
- Genres: Biography, Humor, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 950
- Year Published: 2015
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
See You in the Cosmos
by Jack Cheng
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 1120
- Year Published: 2017
The Night Diary
- Grades Used: 6
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global), Immigrant / Refugee, Muslim, South Asian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 700
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Nimona
- Genres: Humor, Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 350
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Nimona100 Days
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 850
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for 100 DaysThe Valiant
Book 1 of the Valiant Series
- Grades Used: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 890
- Year Published: 2017
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
Piecing Me Together
by Renée Watson
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American, Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, An American Town
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education, Social Studies
- Lexile: 980
- Year Published: 2009
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
- Intertextuality: Exceedingly Complex
Outcasts United: The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town
- Grades Used: 6, 7
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: Physical Education, Social Studies
- Lexile: 980
- Year Published: 2012
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: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
The Goldfish Boy
- Genres: Mystery
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 2017
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