Title - Nate the Great and the Sticky Case Author: Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman Publisher: Yearling Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre A stegosaurus stamp belonging to Nate's friend Claude disappears, and the indomitable Nate the Great is called in on the case. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 424 2.5 620 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 23 Total # of Words 1771 # of Different Words 381 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 1233 69.6% # of Hi freq words 172 45.1% % of Long Sentences 1.2 Low Freq occurs 29 1.6% # of Low freq words 15 3.9% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Features Simple problem/solution Simple Plot First Person Topics Mystery Dinosaurs Problem Solving *Family & Friends Low Frequency Words brontosaurus detective ichthyosaurus icky ourselves raindrops sideways sludge stegosaurus swap swapped swapping tuna tyrannosaurus uglier