Title - The Stories Huey Tells Author: Cameron, Ann Publisher: Alfred A Knopf Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Huey feels overshadowed by his older brother Julian, so he sets out to show his brother and the world that he is an adventurer. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 691 3.1 680 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 2333 # of Different Words 590 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 1790 76.7% # of Hi freq words 269 45.6% % of Long Sentences 1.7 Low Freq occurs 64 2.7% # of Low freq words 41 6.9% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Blend of written/oral Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Table of Contents Chapters Features Character traits Simple Plot First Person Topics Sharing Directionality Dreams Innovation Cooking Likes/Dislikes Fears Sleep Obedience Family Food Friendship *Feelings, Behaviors Night Pets Low Frequency Words aquarium asparagus calcium chef's disappointed dissolved edges fastened gasping guides hardware lighthouse loosened magician magnifying mattress menus mirrors moonlight mushrooms muttered nighttime notch notches nowhere oysters paralyzed permission plywood prove reflector restaurant restaurants scarier scrinched shone spine trout turnips understanding universe