Title - Lucy Knows Best Author: Schultz, Charles Publisher: Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Lucy gives a lot of advice. Why? Because she knows everything! Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and Schroeder all come to her for help. But when Lucy can’t seem to win the heart of her crush, can she find the right advice for herself? Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 325 2.3 560 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 18 Total # of Words 623 # of Different Words 274 Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 319 51.2% # of Hi freq words 104 38% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 34 5.5% # of Low freq words 15 5.5% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Dialog: Two speakers Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Character traits Clear cause/effect Present Tense Topics Challenges Caring/Hugs Self Esteem Opinions Helping *Family & Friends *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words advice bleah confident disappointed fancier grief handing ignores notices schroeder schroeder's snoopy suggestion whistling woodstock