Title - The Grandma Mix-Up Author: McCully, Emily Arnold Publisher: HarperCollins Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre When Pip's parents go away on a trip, she ends up with two grandmas to baby-sit her. Pip is ready for fun -- but strict Grandma Nan and easygoing Grandma Sal can't agree on anything! It's time for Pip to take charge. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 314 2.2 550 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 30 Total # of Words 954 # of Different Words 316 Ave Word/.Sent 6 Hi Freq occurs 562 58.9% # of Hi freq words 127 40.2% % of Long Sentences 2.8 Low Freq occurs 7 0.7% # of Low freq words 7 2.2% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Simple language Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Topics Vacations Opposites Attitudes Manners Differences Grandparents *Family & Friends Low Frequency Words drawer duper loosen marshmallow sprouts stirring tuna