Title - Who Will Be My Friends Author: Hoff, Syd Publisher: HarperCollins Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Freddy learns that while it takes some time, there are friends for him in his new neighborhood. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 113 1.4 150 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 12 Total # of Words 205 # of Different Words 73 Ave Word/.Sent 6 Hi Freq occurs 114 55.6% # of Hi freq words 29 39.7% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 0 0% # of Low freq words 0 0% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Several repetitions of phrases or refrains Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Simple language Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Simple Plot Topics Inclusion Friendship Games Moving Occupations Low Frequency Words