| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| When Emily's plans for a Mother's Day present do not work out, she must work fast to save the day. |
Entertain |
Realistic Fiction |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 845 |
3.4 |
710 |
Amazon
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| RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words |
Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels |
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| Sentences |
Total Words |
Different Words |
| Max Word/Sent |
20 |
Total # of Words |
3477 |
# of Different Words |
811 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
5 |
Hi Freq occurs |
2481 |
71.4% |
# of Hi freq words |
384 |
47.3% |
| % of Long Sentences |
0.2 |
Low Freq occurs |
70 |
2% |
# of Low freq words |
47 |
5.8% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: No support |
| Dialog: Multiple speakers |
| Dialog: Broken dialogue |
| Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker |
| Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Blend of written/oral |
| Inferences: Some implications |
| Complexity: Several ideas - closely related |
| Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social |
| Chapters |
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| Features |
| Character traits |
| Simple Plot |
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| Topics |
| Gifts |
| *Family & Friends |
| *Holidays, Events, Cele |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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baggies |
cellophane |
chalk |
chalkboard |
crumbly |
dahlias |
delicious |
diamond |
drowning |
dumpster |
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dutch |
fault |
flowerpots |
goddess |
gorgeous |
grief |
gross |
jeans |
knelt |
laundry |
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marigold |
marigolds |
monitor |
necklace |
nub |
olden |
overslept |
paris |
pouring |
raisins |
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scrabble |
shoved |
shower |
sparkly |
squinted |
stacy's |
straightened |
strictest |
swallowed |
sweater |
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tassel |
tearing |
terrific |
tuna |
vroom |
windowsill |
wrinkled |
wrinkles |
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