Title - Number the Stars Author: Lowry, Lois Publisher: Yearling Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre It is 1943. As the German troops begin their campaign to relocate all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen's family takes in Annemarie's best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family. Entertain Historical Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 2217 5.3 930 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 63 Total # of Words 3279 # of Different Words 938 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 2391 72.9% # of Hi freq words 402 42.9% % of Long Sentences 15 Low Freq occurs 212 6.5% # of Low freq words 160 17.1% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Many different ideas Concepts: Abstract/Complex Social Chapters Headings Features Character traits Integral Setting - Historical Simple Plot Difficult names Foreign words Topics *History Soldiers Danger War *Family & Friends *Global Issues Prejudice Low Frequency Words absorbed adjusted amalienborg amused announced anxiously balconies bombings cafés carriage cheeked citizen civilized contempt crocheted crocheting curls curtains danes danish danske defiantly determined edges edging edgy elderly embroidered engagement errand exaggerating eyeing fabulous factories familiar fiancé fiercely formal frie frightening frosted german glaring gripped halt halte harsh height henrik henrik's herbs hesitated hoodlums hoping humorous illegal imagined impassive importantly incident incidents injured interrupting intricate jubilee kattegat kindergarten lacy lampposts landscape language lanky laughter lingered lise lise's marriage materials motionless mourned murmur murmured nazi nazis neckline neighborhood northeast norway norwegian obstinate occasionally opposite ordinary osterbrogade outdistanced overheard overnight partner pictured pillowcases pleaded pleasant plodding practicing prodded purposely realize reassured recited recognized redheaded referring refused residential resist resistance ridden rifles rosen rosy rounded rucksack sabotage schoolbooks scowling scurried shared shopkeeper shortly shriek silvery skirted sleepily sneering soldier soldier's solemn source stern stock stocky stubborn suitable sulking surrendered sweater sweden tangled thread thrones throughout transported trousseau trudged truthfully unfinished unimportant unworn whispers younger