Title - Thirteen Reasons Why Author: Asher, Jay Publisher: Penguin Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Main topic: Suicide. When high school student Clay Jenkins receives a box in the mail containing thirteen cassette tapes recorded by his classmate Hannah, who committed suicide, he spends a heartbreaking night listening to her recount the events leading up to her death. Persuade Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 3593 7+ 1110 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 35 Total # of Words 4057 # of Different Words 1046 Ave Word/.Sent 8 Hi Freq occurs 3181 78.4% # of Hi freq words 460 44% % of Long Sentences 6 Low Freq occurs 161 4% # of Low freq words 123 11.8% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Required Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concepts: Abstract/Complex Social Chapters Prior Knowledge: Basic understanding. Sequence of Events: Not chronological Mature Concepts: With some uncommon experiences Features Character traits Complex Problem/Solution Clear cause/effect Mood/tone Alternating voice Present Tense Topics Attitudes Death Cause/Effect Bullies Fears Self Esteem Helping *Feelings, Behaviors Suicide Relationships Low Frequency Words accidentally admirer amazingly angle assignments attendance audiotapes average betrayal blaming cautious commerce compatible concrete confident conversation corkboards curb curves decision dempsey deserve diaper diapers drawer drawers elementary embarrassing eventually exclusive foley format's freshman freshmen frightening glance granted gulp heave hell hollow honestly honor hoping idiot improved inserted insight intense intentional introduction ivy knots lied literally luckily lukewarm margins marker meanwhile measure mentioning momentarily multiword mustang noticing numb opposite peace photocopied porter practiced previous project propped propping public purpose receipts recorded relevance reminder rewind rewrapped schedule scissor scissors scramble senior sequence serrated shakier shoelace should've shove smirk sophomore souvenirs spat speakers stereo strides suicide swallow swallowed sweat tempted thaw theater throughout truly underwear unexpectedly unfortunately unroll unzip upgraded varsity volume wallet workbench would've wrapping zach