Text Complexity Differentiation Report
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Quantitative Measures
Below is the low, high, and average Lexile® levels for the books in this list. We hope this range shows the variety and differentiation that you want for these titles.
(82 of 109 titles have known Lexile® levels.)
Lexile® Average: 736 (Range: 360 - 1230)
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 |
11-12 | 1185-1385 | 11.20-14.10 | 67-74 | 10.34-14.20 | Z+ | 9.57-12.00 | 12.30-14.50 |
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
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 that you want for these titles.
(74 of 109 titles have known qualitative measurements.)
Qualitative Text Complexity Ranges
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Qualitative measures for each title are determined by professional educators who complete the literary or informational text complexity rubrics, and results are crowd sourced for each title. These are relatively new on TeachingBooks, so only a small percentage of all titles have currently been evaluated. Perhaps you can help?
Genre & Curricular Area Measures Summary
Below please find the most common Genres and Curricular Areas for the books in this list. We hope this information shows the variety and differentiation that you want for these titles.
(109 of 109 titles have genres or curricular ares.)
- Nonfiction (39 books)
- Biography (30 books)
- Realistic Fiction (25 books)
- Poetry (20 books)
- Holiday (10 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (9 books)
- Historical Fiction (5 books)
- Adventure (3 books)
- Sports (3 books)
- Concept Book (3 books)
- Humor (3 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (2 books)
- Graphic Novel (1 books)
- Spanish (92 books)
- English Language Arts (92 books)
- Social Studies (38 books)
- History (19 books)
- Art (17 books)
- Music (7 books)
- Science (5 books)
- Physical Education (5 books)
- Health (5 books)
- STEAM (4 books)
- Math (2 books)
Genre and Curricular Area categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
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.
- 169 Videos
- 169 Book Readings
- 245 Lesson Plans
- Total of 1893 resources
Details for Each Book
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¡Ole! Flamenco
- Curricular Areas: History, Physical Education
- Genres: Nonfiction, Sports
- Lexile: 900
90 Miles to Havana
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Lexile: 790
All Around Us
by Xelena Gonzalez and Adriana M. Garcia
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Math, Spanish
- Genres: Concept Book
- Lexile: 680
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
- Grades Used: 9, 10, 11, 12
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Lexile: 380
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately 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
Arrorró mi niño: Latino Lullabies and Gentle Games
by Lulu Delacre
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Music, Physical Education, Spanish
- Genres: Nonfiction, Poetry
- Lexile: Unknown
Barrio: Jose's Neighborhood
- Grades Used: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Lexile: 920
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
Baseball in April and Other Stories
by Gary Soto
- Grades Used: 4, 5
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Sports
- Lexile: 830
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: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Becoming Naomi Leon
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Lexile: 830
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Before We Were Free
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Lexile: 890
Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day / Celebremos El Dia de Los Ninos/El Dia de Los Libros
by Pat Mora and Rafael López
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
The Bossy Gallito: A Traditional Cuban Folktale / El gallo de bodas
by Lucia M. Gonzalez and Lulu Delacre
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Lexile: 590
Breaking Through
- Grades Used: 8, 9
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Lexile: 750
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
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred
by Samantha Vamos and Rafael López
- Grades Used: k, 1, 2, 3, 4
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, Spanish
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Lexile: Unknown
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Cesar: Si, Se Puede! Yes, We Can!
by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand and David Diaz
- Grades Used: 5
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Biography, Poetry
- Lexile: Unknown
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Slightly Complex
Chato and the Party Animals
by Gary Soto and Susan Guevara
- Grades Used: 5
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Holiday
- Lexile: 620
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Chato's Kitchen
by Gary Soto and Susan Guevara
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Humor
- Lexile: 740
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
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Cuba 15
by Nancy Osa
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Lexile: 750
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Lexile: 610
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
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Diego Rivera: His World and Ours
- Grades Used: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Spanish, STEAM
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Lexile: 1040
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Diego: Bigger Than Life
by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand and David Diaz
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Curricular Areas: Art, History, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Poetry
- Lexile: 760
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Exceedingly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Exceedingly Complex
- Vocabulary: Exceedingly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
- Intertextuality: Exceedingly Complex
Doña Flor: A Tall Tale about a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart
by Pat Mora and Raúl Colón
- Grades Used: 3, 4
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Biography, Fairy Tales / Folklore, Poetry
- Lexile: 650
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
The Dreamer
by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Peter Sís
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Genres: Biography
- Lexile: 650
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
Dreamers
by Yuyi Morales
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Lexile: 480
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Curricular Areas: Music, Social Studies
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Poetry
- Lexile: Unknown
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly 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
El único destino
- Curricular Areas: Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Lexile: Unknown
Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Poetry
- Lexile: 1120
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Exceedingly Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
- Intertextuality: Exceedingly Complex
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Lexile: 750
Esperanza Rising
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction
- Lexile: 750
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Esquivel!: Space-Age Sound Artist
by Susan Wood and Duncan Tonatiuh
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Music, Spanish
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Lexile: 910
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Esquivel!Family Pictures / Cuadros de familia
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Lexile: 660
Federico García Lorca
by Georgina Lázaro and Enrique S. Moreiro
- Curricular Areas: History, Spanish
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Lexile: Unknown
The Firefly Letters: A Suffragette's Journey to Cuba
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Poetry
- Lexile: 1230
First Day in Grapes
by L. King Perez and Robert Casilla
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Spanish
- Lexile: 570
The First Rule of Punk
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4, 5
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Music, Spanish
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Lexile: 670
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Frida: Viva La Vida! Long Live Life!
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Spanish, STEAM
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Poetry
- Lexile: 750
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for FridaFrom the Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems / Del ombligo de la luna y otras poemas de verano
by Francisco X. Alarcon and Maya Christina Gonzalez
- Grades Used: 3
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Nonfiction, Poetry
- Lexile: Unknown
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, History, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Biography, Holiday, Nonfiction
- Lexile: Unknown
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English
by Alma Flor Ada and Simon Silva
- Grades Used: 2, 3
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Nonfiction, Poetry
- Lexile: 650
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
The Golden Flower: A Taino Myth from Puerto Rico
by Nina Jaffe and Enrique O. Sanchez
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 580
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Gracias / Thanks
by Pat Mora and John Parra
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Lexile: 620
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
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
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors
by Roseanne Greenfield Thong and John Parra
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: Unknown
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
by Kathleen Krull and Yuyi Morales
- Grades Used: k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Lexile: 880
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
Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Spanish
- Genres: Poetry
- Lexile: 1170
I Lived on Butterfly Hill
by Marjorie Agosin and Lee White
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Lexile: 770
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Exceedingly Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Exceedingly Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
Iguanas in the Snow and Other Winter Poems / Iguanas en la nieve y otros poemas de invierno
by Francisco X. Alarcon and Maya Christina Gonzalez
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, Spanish
- Genres: Nonfiction, Poetry
- Lexile: Unknown
In My Family / En mi familia
- Curricular Areas: Art, Spanish
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Lexile: 830
An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Lexile: 910
Islandborn
by Junot Diaz and Leo Espinosa
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Spanish, Social Studies
- Lexile: 600
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
Juan Bobo Goes to Work: A Puerto Rican Folk Tale
by Marisa Montes and Joe Cepeda
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Lexile: 540
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Juana & Lucas
by Juana Medina
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Lexile: 870
Just a Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
by Yuyi Morales
- Grades Used: 1, 2
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Math, Spanish
- Genres: Concept Book, Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Lexile: 540
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book
by Yuyi Morales
- Grades Used: k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Concept Book
- Lexile: Unknown
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
La Princesa and the Pea
by Susan Middleton Elya and Juana Martinez-Neal
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Humor
- Lexile: 530
Laughing Out Loud, I Fly: Poems in English and Spanish
by Juan Felipe Herrera and Karen Barbour
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Poetry
- Lexile: Unknown
Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems / Jitomates pisuenos y otros poemas de primavera
by Francisco X. Alarcon and Maya Christina Gonzalez
- Grades Used: 4
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, Spanish
- Genres: Nonfiction, Poetry
- Lexile: Unknown
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Exceedingly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Exceedingly Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist
- Grades Used: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Poetry
- Lexile: 1070
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
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
Little Roja Riding Hood
by Susan Middleton Elya and Susan Guevara
- Grades Used: k, 1, 2, 3
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Humor
- Lexile: Unknown
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
The Living
- Grades Used: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Genres: Adventure
- Lexile: 700
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Los Gatos Black on Halloween
by Marisa Montes and Yuyi Morales
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Holiday, Poetry
- Lexile: Unknown
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Lowriders to the Center of the Earth
by Cathy Camper and Raúl Gonzalez, III
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Lexile: 360
Lucky Broken Girl
by Ruth Behar
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, History, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Lexile: 670
Magic Windows / Ventanas Magicas
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Lexile: 810
Mama and Papa Have a Store
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 810
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Mango, Abuela, and Me
by Meg Medina and Angela Dominguez
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 560
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina
by Monica Brown and Sara Palacios
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Lexile: 580
Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert
by Gary D. Schmidt and David Diaz
- Grades Used: k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Curricular Areas: History, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Lexile: 640
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: Very Complex
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale
by Carmen Agra Deedy and Michael Allen Austin
- Grades Used: k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Lexile: 610
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Maximilian & the Mystery of the Guardian Angel: A Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller
Book 1 of the Max's Lucha Libre Adventures
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education, Spanish
- Genres: Sports
- Lexile: 820
Me, Frida
by Amy Novesky and David Diaz
- Curricular Areas: Art, History, Spanish
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Lexile: 660
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
My Abuelita
by Tony Johnston and Yuyi Morales
- Grades Used: k, 1, 2, 3
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 540
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
My Colors, My World / Mis colores, mi mundo
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Science, Spanish
- Lexile: 460
My Diary from Here to There / Mi diario de aqui hasta alla
by Amada Irma Pérez and Maya Christina Gonzalez
- Grades Used: 4
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Lexile: 780
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
My Name Is Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz / Me llamo Celia: La vida de Celia Cruz
by Monica Brown and Rafael López
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Music, Spanish
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Lexile: Unknown
My Name Is Gabito: The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez / Me llamo Gabito: La vida de Gabriel Garcia Marquez
by Monica Brown and Raúl Colón
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Lexile: 750
My Tata's Remedies / Los remedios de mi Tata
by Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford and Antonio Castro Lopez
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, Spanish
- Lexile: Unknown
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Niño Wrestles the World
by Yuyi Morales
- Grades Used: k, 1, 2, 3
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education, Spanish
- Lexile: 420
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: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead
- Grades Used: k, 1, 2, 3, 4
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Holiday, Nonfiction
- Lexile: 920
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Exceedingly Complex
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale
- Grades Used: k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Genres: Adventure
- Lexile: 590
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Papá and Me
by Arthur Dorros and Rudy Gutierrez
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2
- Curricular Areas: Art, Spanish
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Lexile: 480
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida
- Grades Used: 9
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Lexile: Unknown
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano
by Margarita Engle and Sean Qualls
- Grades Used: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Poetry
- Lexile: Unknown
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Exceedingly Complex
- Text Organization: Exceedingly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Exceedingly Complex
- Vocabulary: Exceedingly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Exceedingly Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
- Intertextuality: Exceedingly Complex
The Poet X
- Grades Used: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Lexile: 800
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very 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: Exceedingly Complex
Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes
by Juan Felipe Herrera and Raúl Colón
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8
- Curricular Areas: History, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Lexile: Unknown
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
The Pot That Juan Built
by Nancy Andrews-Goebel and David Diaz
- Grades Used: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Spanish, STEAM
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Lexile: 1150
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes
- Grades Used: k, 1
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Lexile: 770
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Reaching Out
- Grades Used: 9, 10
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Lexile: 910
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Return to Sender
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Lexile: 890
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 8, 9
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Lexile: 720
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 Secret Stars
by Joseph Slate and Felipe Dávalos
- Grades Used: 1, 2, 3
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Holiday
- Lexile: 480
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
- Grades Used: k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Curricular Areas: History, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Lexile: 870
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
The Smoking Mirror
by David Bowles
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Lexile: 810
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
Snapshots from the Wedding
by Gary Soto and Stephanie Garcia
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Holiday, Realistic Fiction
- Lexile: 1000
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Spirits of the High Mesa
- Grades Used: 6
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Lexile: 740
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Exceedingly Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
Storyteller's Candle, The / La velita de los cuentos
by Lucia M. Gonzalez and Lulu Delacre
- Grades Used: k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Holiday
- Lexile: 730
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: Very Complex
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Spanish
- Genres: Nonfiction, Poetry
- Lexile: Unknown
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
The Tequila Worm
- Grades Used: 9
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Lexile: 830
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems
by David Bowles
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Poetry
- Lexile: Unknown
Tito Puente, Mambo King / Tito Puente, rey del mambo
by Monica Brown and Rafael López
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3, 4
- Curricular Areas: Music, Spanish, Social Studies
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Lexile: 620
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Slightly Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Under the Mesquite
- Grades Used: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Spanish
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Lexile: 990
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Exceedingly Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba
- Grades Used: 7
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Lexile: 1070
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
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Viva Frida
by Yuyi Morales and Tim O'Meara
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Lexile: Unknown
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
What Can You Do with a Rebozo?
by Carmen Tafolla and Amy Cordova
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 580
When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana
by Michael Mahin and Jose Ramirez
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Music, Spanish
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Lexile: Unknown
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass
by Meg Medina
- Grades Used: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Lexile: 670
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very 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
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