Title - The Blade of Shattered Hope Author: Dashner, James Publisher: Aladdin Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Things have changed for Atticus Higginbottom. After the near catastrophe in the Fourth Reality, Tick’s being homeschooled in the fields of science, trying to master the mysterious Chi’karda. Entertain Science Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 2896 6.7 1050 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 44 Total # of Words 3091 # of Different Words 1094 Ave Word/.Sent 14 Hi Freq occurs 2181 70.6% # of Hi freq words 406 37.1% % of Long Sentences 24.3 Low Freq occurs 299 9.7% # of Low freq words 247 22.6% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: Many difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Many Long Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several unrelated ideas Concepts: Abstract/Complex Social Mature Concepts: With some uncommon experiences Features Complex Problem/Solution Topics Monsters *Safety Danger Good/Evil Rescue *Fictional Ideas/Charac Responsibility Low Frequency Words abruptly absolutely according alterant anxiety apparition approached asylum atticus audible awe bonelike brutes calculated calmed cascaded cascades casket caskets casting cemetery cesspool collected companion complexion concrete considerably constant constantly constituted contents convinced counterparts creeped crisped curious currency curtain curtly deceased deluge demon depths descended despite detention disturbance doubt doubted douse dreadful dreary drenched droplets echoing element emotion evidence expanse fairies fashioned fastened fellow fixtures former foul fraser frasier frazier frazier's fully futile future gaped geezer general glimmers glistening graveyards greatly grey grimaced grimy grumbling grunted guarding gulp handrail handsomely haunted heavily height higginbottom hinges humanity icky idiots immediately impact impressed imprinted inevitable inexplicably innards innocent insane institutions irony irritated jangly lair lake's lapping literally lowered lowlifes lurked markings massive massively material memorable memories metallic might've mission missions mistress moments mountaintop movement murderers muted observed obtained operation opportunities opposite outward paddling parachute parallel parted pavement peaceful penitentiary physics pillars plaque plaques portuguese possibilities pretentiously prevented prickle prison prisoner prisoners prisons prologue public purpose quicksilver raindrops realities reality refused regularly relatively relish respect responded revenge rippling rough rutger sato sato's scarce schooled scowl sections seventh shackled shimmering shone shown silvery situation skydiving sloshed sludge sluicing smudges sopping souls source sparkling spectrum spiked spiral spongy squealing squirmy squish squishy supposedly surprisingly surrounded surrounding sustains tarnished terror thieves thrashing tilting tiredness tomb tombstones tortured twilight unable unblemished unblinking undertaken underworld unfurled unknown upward utterly vault vibration vicious wad warned watered waterkelt weary whatsoever whipped whiskers width worth wretched wrinkle wrist wrists