Title - Harriet Author: Inkpen, Deborah Publisher: Addison-Wesley Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Harriet, a tiny Russian hamster, has escaped from her cage. This new world is filled with surprises, but not all of them are pleasant. Maybe the best place for Harriet to be is back in her owner's arms. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 549 2.8 650 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 22 Total # of Words 665 # of Different Words 328 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 382 57.4% # of Hi freq words 106 32.3% % of Long Sentences 2.3 Low Freq occurs 49 7.4% # of Low freq words 43 13.1% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Concept: Fanciful Features Simple Plot Topics *Animals Pets Low Frequency Words angrily awaken awakened compost coop earthy eaves echoing escaped eventually feathery gasping gnawed gradually grunting hedgehog murky musty nosed paddled paused peered plummeting plumped prickly scampered scent scrambled scrambling scurried sleepily smoothed spiky sputtering squealed twitched uncurled unimpressed warty weedy whiskers wriggled yawned