Title - The Hating Book Author: Zolotow, Charlotte Publisher: HarperCollins Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre A little girl knows her friend hates her, but she does not know why until she finally gets the courage to ask why they are being so rotten to each other. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 171 1.8 230 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 24 Total # of Words 283 # of Different Words 136 Ave Word/.Sent 8 Hi Freq occurs 167 59% # of Hi freq words 54 39.7% % of Long Sentences 6.1 Low Freq occurs 1 0.4% # of Low freq words 1 0.7% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Several repetitions of phrases or refrains Dialog: Two speakers Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Simple language Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Character development Clear cause/effect Topics Attitudes Mistakes Friendship *Feelings, Behaviors Relationships Low Frequency Words whistled