Title - Chocolate Fever Author: Smith, Robert Kimmel Publisher: Yearling Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Henry Green is a boy who loves chocolate. Henry finds himself caught up in a wild and hilarious chase, climaxed by a very unusual hijacking as he learns a valuable lesson about self-indulgence. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 945 3.5 730 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 39 Total # of Words 1882 # of Different Words 604 Ave Word/.Sent 9 Hi Freq occurs 1319 70.1% # of Hi freq words 264 43.7% % of Long Sentences 11.8 Low Freq occurs 85 4.5% # of Low freq words 67 11.1% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Some implications Concept: Fanciful Chapters Features Character traits Simple problem/solution Simple Plot Difficult names Topics Body Stealing Cause/Effect Doctors Food Friendship Nutrition *Human Body & Health Low Frequency Words almond appreciate average bargain bellyache buttery candies cavity chocolatey chortled concentrate delicate earnestly extremely farthing fractions freckles fully growth hatched healthy height homeroom humor infirmary interrupted kimmelfarber kimmelfarber's knocking ledge ma'am macintosh marshmallow measles mention midway naturally observe pangalos pantry particular peered phenomenon polo potted prodded riot sake schoolday schoolyard separate shoving shower slowpoke somewhat spotless startling stripped stunt surely swallowed swirl swished syrup twitched verge vespucci wrapping