Title - Brigid the Bad Author: Leverich, Kathleen Publisher: Random House Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Brigid isn't really bad. She is just a bit on the bossy side. She asks her nine-year-old fairy godmother Maribel for a spell to make her friends and family obey her, and Maribel obliges. But when the spell is cast on Brigid, she finds it is not always good to be obeyed. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 619 3.0 660 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 14 Total # of Words 2323 # of Different Words 585 Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 1542 66.4% # of Hi freq words 255 43.6% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 59 2.5% # of Low freq words 33 5.6% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Concept: Fanciful Table of Contents Chapters Features Character traits Simple problem/solution Simple Plot Topics Teams/Teamwork Magic Obedience Friendship *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words cartwheel furry giggling headlights instance kindergarten leapt listens lita megaphones necklace obey patent patience peered pleaded practiced shone silvery skinned sprang squad stiffened swallowed sweater sweaters swept swirled swirling terrace thrush twitched whiskers yawned