Collection Analysis Report
for Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Young Adult Literature, 2013-2020
This report provides data analyses into the titles on this list to help support your efforts to put the right book in each reader's hands.
This report is organized by Collection Analysis by Genre, Cultural, and Curricular Areas, Quantitative Measures, and Qualitative Measures.
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Collection Analysis by Genre, Cultural, and Curricular Areas
For the 22 books on this list, please find an analysis revealing the quantity of titles associated with genre, cultural, and curriculum classifications. Additionally, please find the "Not Represented" section where you can click to identify other titles to potentially add to this list.
We hope this collection analysis tool helps you achieve the variety and differentiation of books that you want for your reading opportunities.
(22 of 22 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (20 books)
- Realistic Fiction (6 books)
- History (5 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (5 books)
- Social Studies (5 books)
- Adventure (4 books)
- Nonfiction (4 books)
- Biography (3 books)
- Graphic Novel (2 books)
- Mystery (2 books)
- Historical Fiction (1 books)
- Physical Education (1 books)
- Picture Book (1 books)
- Sports (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 5 of 22 titles that have known Lexile levels, below is the low, high, and average Lexile® for the books in this list. We hope these data points, along with the crosswalk to other measures, provide insights into the variety and differentiation of this collection.
Lexile® Average: 686 (Range: 580 - 810)
Reading Level and Grade Band Crosswalk
Grade Band | Lexile® | ATOS | Degrees of Reading Power® | Flesch-Kincaid | Fountas & Pinnell | Reading Maturity | SourceRater |
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2-3 | 420-820 | 2.75-5.14 | 42-54 | 1.98-5.34 | I-P | 3.53-613 | 0.05-2.48 |
4-5 | 740-1010 | 4.97-7.03 | 52-60 | 4.51-7.72 | O-V | 5.42-7.92 | 0.84-5.75 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 4 of 22 titles that have known qualitative measurements, this graph reveals the aggregated low, high, and average qualitative measures for the books in this list. We hope this range of information shows the variety and differentiation of this collection.
Qualitative Text Complexity Ranges
= low and high range of submitted values = average of submitted values
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Qualitative measures for each title are determined by crowd sourced results from professional educators who complete the literary or informational text complexity rubrics. These are relatively new on TeachingBooks so only a small percentage of all the titles have currently been evaluated. Perhaps you can help?
Instructional Materials Summary
Below please find a summary of available multimedia texts and instructional materials that enrich and deepen the discussion of the titles on this list.
- 25 Videos
- 13 Book Readings
- 21 Lesson Plans
- Total of 236 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on . If you wish to see the curricular areas, genres, Lexile® and Qualitative measures, along with the collection of ready-to-use instructional materials, go online to TeachingBooks at: https://library.teachingbooks.net/QLVJIP4
As I Remember It
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2012
As Long as the Rivers Flow
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2011
The Break
- Grades Used: 12
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
The Case of Windy Lake
- Genres: Adventure, Mystery
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 2019
The Education of Augie Merasty: A Residential School Memoir
by Joseph Auguste Merasty and David Carpenter
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2017
Fire Song
- Grades Used: 11, 12
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian, LGBTQ+
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Grey Eyes
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Grey EyesThe Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America
by Thomas King
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: History
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2013
Inconvenient Skin / Nayêhtâwan Wasakay
by Shane Koyczan, Joseph M. Sánchez, Jim Logan, and Kent Monkman
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2019
Indian Horse
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2012
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Indian HorseThe Journey Forward: Novellas on Reconciliation
by Richard Van Camp and Monique Gray Smith
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2018
Lightfinder
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for LightfinderThe Marrow Thieves
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 810
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
The Mask That Sang
by Susan Currie
- Genres: Mystery, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 610
- Year Published: 2016
Moccasin Square Gardens: Short Stories
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2019
The Outside Circle: A Graphic Novel
by Patti Laboucane-Benson and Kelly Mellings
- Grades Used: 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Exceedingly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
Skraelings
by Rachel A. Qitsualik-Tinsley and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for SkraelingsThey Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School
by Bev Sellars
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: History
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2013
Those Who Dwell Below
by Aviaq Johnston and Toma Feizo Gas
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2019
Those Who Run in the Sky
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2017
Three Feathers
by Richard Van Camp and Krystal Mateus
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 2015
Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
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