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Harper Hears No

RDQ:	352	Max Word/Sent	20	Total Words	474		Diff Words	212
Lex	580	Ave Word/.Sent	5	Hi Freq occurs	299	63.1%	Hi freq	84	39.6%
AR	2.3	Long Sentences	0	Low Freq occurs	18	3.8%	Low freq	13	6.1%

Do you think I'm ready for this, Baxter? Baxter doesn't think so.]]
I'm the queen of this park. I want to live. Why is everything upside down? I'm gonna have bumps on my booty.]]
This is higher than I want to be. Baxter. Lookout.]]
That was the best thing ever.]]
Whoa. Baxter, do you see that shiny thing?]]
Mom, I'm going to go back. No, we have to go. But. The grocery store closes soon. We have to leave. Attention: this slide will be closed for repair.]]
Mom, can we go back tomorrow? No, they're replacing this slide. I'll be super, duper, duper careful. No, Harper.]]
The next day. Yes, they live across from the park. Can you believe this, Baxter? It's right there, and we can't go.]]
Hey, Harper, I'm going to the bathroom. Stay on the porch, OK? Moms  Going to be home for dinner soon. OK.]]
Baxter, I can't stop thinking about the shiny thing period what if it's a compass from a mountain climbing explorer? Or the key to a submarine? Or treasure?]]
It's grandma. She'll be in the potty forever. I have to go.]]
Harper reaches for the shiny thing. She lets go. She grabs. She slips. Oh no. She tears her clothes.]]
A penny, Baxter. It was a penny.]]
What are you doing? Ummmm it's a game. Baxter and I are ummmm seeing how long we can balance with one leg up.]]
Baxter, this is a disaster. I'm bleeding. My clothes are ripped. A penny is not going to pay for that.]]
Harper. Dinner time. OK, mom. I'm just changing.]]
So, what did you do today, Harper? I ,uh,I played games.]]
Could I be excused for a minute?]]
Ugh, Baxter, I don't have any more leggings to ruin. Baxter thinks she should tell the truth.]]
But if I tell what I did I'll be in so much trouble. Mom will eat meat for breakfast. Oh wait, it's dinner time period she'll eat me for dinner. Right next to the meatloaf. But I have to tell her.]]
Harper, what happened to your skirt. Oh no. She knows. That was my chance. Forget dinner. I'm going to be leftovers. Kept in the fridge for a week until I'm all moldy and green and thrown in the trash.]]
Mom, I did something you told me not to do. I went to the playground. Harper.]]
I know. I'm so sorry, mom. It wasn't worth the penny. Penny? It's not important. I feel terrible. I feel like dog poop. No offense, Baxter.]]
You wouldn't eat dog poop would you. Ew. No. What? What are you going to do to me? Well, first, I'm going to clean your cut. Then, you need to promise me you're going to listen next time.]]
Baxter, you've got to help me. Don't let me do that again.]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Little support

Speech Bubbles

Unconventional format

Dialog: Two speakers

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Simple phrases

Text structure: Oral/Natural

Features

First Person

Topic

Obedience

Behaviors

*Feelings, Behaviors

Low Frequency Words

booty	compass	duper	excused	gonna
grocery	harper	leftovers	leggings	meatloaf
offense	submarine	worth