Title - A Little Princess Author: Burnett, Frances Hodgson Publisher: Worthington Press Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Alone in a new country, wealthy Sara Crewe tries to make friends at boarding school and settle in. But when she learns that she'll never see her beloved father again, her life is turned upside down. Entertain Historical Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 2472 5.7 970 Amazon RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels Sentences Total Words Different Words Max Word/Sent 104 Total # of Words 4078 # of Different Words 904 Ave Word/.Sent 17 Hi Freq occurs 3196 78.4% # of Hi freq words 389 43% % of Long Sentences 33.3 Low Freq occurs 202 5% # of Low freq words 160 17.7% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: Many difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Many Long Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several unrelated ideas Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Chapters Sequence of Events: Chronological Mature Concepts: With some uncommon experiences Features Character traits Integral Setting - Historical Complex Problem/Solution Clear cause/effect Complex plot Topics Cause/Effect Wealth Determination Self Esteem Courage Helping Brothers *Family & Friends *Feelings, Behaviors *Schools & Education Low Frequency Words abashed abundant advice anxious approaching armchairs attain awe ayah bade barrow biography boyish bungalow burrowing carriage cleverness climate collected colonel companion comrade console curled curling curls desirable destination disappointments disobeyed educated education elated embroidered engraved ermine establishment expenses fancies fashioned fellow flattering flattery flush foreign frock frocks furnished generally geography german glance glimpse gobbles gradually grange greenish handkerchiefs handsome imaginings innocent inquired intelligent intense intimate introduce inventing knowing ladies lapels lashes lavinia legh listens mahogany mamma mantel mantle mariette measured mere meredith messrs mingled mistaken mounted muffs muslin mustache mysterious naturally natured neigh obliged original ostrich ought outfitter's outright parlor particle petticoats pleasure poets principally privilege privileges provided pupil puzzling quaint rajah recognized recommended reflected regiment relation resigned respect respectable ridiculous ruffled sable sahib salaams scarcely select seminary sensible separated servants severe shoemaker shone soldier solemn solicitors speech speeches spitefully stockings supple supplies swept thoroughfares thoughtfulness tremendously ugliest underclothes underclothing uproar ushered valenciennes varnished velvet voyage wardrobe whimsical whisper wives