Title - Nancy Drew Case of the Sneaky Snowman
Author: Keene, Carolyn
Publisher: Scholastic

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
Who wears a blue scarf and old rubber boots, and has broccoli for a nose? It's Sherlock -- Nancy, Bess, and George's snowman! The girls are thrilled to be on winter vacation and take part in all of the season's activities! Entertain Mystery
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient)
Accelerated Reader Lexile
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927 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 28 Total # of Words 3002 # of Different Words 807
Ave Word/.Sent 6 Hi Freq occurs 2009 66.9% # of Hi freq words 347 43%
% of Long Sentences 0.4 Low Freq occurs 168 5.6% # of Low freq words 93 11.5%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: No support
Dialog: Multiple speakers
Dialog: Broken dialogue
Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues
Language: Few descriptive words
Sentences: Multiple phrases
Text structure: Blend of written/oral
Chapters
Features
Simple problem/solution
Topics
Snowmen
Tricking
Problem Solving
*Feelings, Behaviors
Low Frequency Words
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deirdre's destiny detective diamond dishing dubonov earmuffs earrings elementary excitedly
fayne figuring fleece fortune fortunes furry future geek glittery gruen
halloween headband heights holmes jeans kibbles klutz lasagna lawyer legged
madame marshmallow marshmallows mini muttered nancy's necklaces omigosh palms paradise
parka penguins practically predicts prove raffle reddish rhyme rink rubin
scarf seriously sherlock sherlock's shrug shrugged sideways skidded sledding smirk
snowwoman soles spectacular studied sundae svetlana sweatshirt thermos tilted toesicles
trina trina's tuna turban vanderhoof veggie website weird whiff whirled
wipeout wrinkling wrist