Title - Lost and Found Author: Schraff, Anne Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Darcy Wills is in big trouble. And she does not know where to turn for help. First there was the mysterious stranger who started following her. Then there was the threatening note left on her desk at Bluford High School. And now her sister has disappeared. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 1691 4.6 850 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 46 Total # of Words 2511 # of Different Words 879 Ave Word/.Sent 9 Hi Freq occurs 1758 70% # of Hi freq words 373 42.4% % of Long Sentences 8.3 Low Freq occurs 140 5.6% # of Low freq words 121 13.8% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Some implications Complexity: Several unrelated ideas Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Concepts: Abstract/Complex Social Chapters Sequence of Events: Mostly chronological Features Character traits Simple Plot Flashback Topics Attitudes *Family & Friends *Feelings, Behaviors Parents Relationships Responsibility Low Frequency Words ached announced assigning assignment belligerently biology blabbermouth blurted brutal cider companions contrasted curbs debris deli designed devilish diary diners dissolve doused drooping droppin eligibility emergency excellent eyed fewer freshman glance glued gonna gotta grocery handsome harshly hoppin ignored inferior instantly insults jangle jewelry liberty license lilac listlessly loneliness lookin loosen lyrical malted mocking model muttered nah neared neighborhood nervously nutrition outline paired paperwork partner partners perfume personally precious project projects randall rattling recliner relieved research response restaurant revealing rhymes rockin rotating rowdy rude rudely sayin' schoolwork science security shapely shared shoutin sickened sipping sittin slender social sophomore soul staff stately statue straightened superior syrupy teamed thumping tidal towards valuable wanna warmth warranty weary weird welling why'd winced windmill wisdom wrappers younger