Title - Freckle Juice Author: Blume, Judy Publisher: MacMillan Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre More than anything in the world, Andrew wants freckles. His classmate Nicky has freckles -- they cover his face, his ears, and the whole back of his neck. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 594 2.9 660 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 32 Total # of Words 2013 # of Different Words 568 Ave Word/.Sent 6 Hi Freq occurs 1354 67.3% # of Hi freq words 256 45.1% % of Long Sentences 1.7 Low Freq occurs 48 2.4% # of Low freq words 30 5.3% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Some implications Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Chapters Features Character traits Character development Clear cause/effect Simple Plot Topics Body Teacher/Teaching Appearances Secrets Faces *Human Body & Health School Low Frequency Words aisle allowance average blur cabinets combination curlers deal's dealing freckles giggling glassful ingredients inspected ladies mayonnaise mouthful mustard olive onion pour purse recipe refrigerator selected six'll spoonful tissue vinegar warts