I would like to say a special thank you to Vern Meaders' 6th grade class, including Calvin, Levi, Riley, Cameron B., Simon, Alexandria, Paris, Jamron, Christopher, Audri, Jason, Abigail, Chauncey, Natalie, Ashley, Dusty, Sasha and Cameron W. These young men and women went to the trouble of writing down every word that they did not understand from the book "Late October." The results, in order of how many students did not know the words, are listed here.
18 - petit fours, pinafores, troubadour; 17 - sundered; 16 - 'fraidies, foreboded, pirouettes; 14 - Dover, lumbered, spectres; 13 - converged; 12 - hordes, latching; 11 - blundered.
8 - implore; 7 - crazing, pealing; 6 - faintest, pelted, fitter, raving, reeling; 5 - corridor, receded; 4 - scurvy, Necco Wafers, eerie; 3 - befriended, ambassadors, kibbled.
2 - Hades, décor, sugar shakers, pendulum, pinging; 1 - predator, never more, gradually, belted, Ellenore, critter, cider, proceeded, blazing, tinkles, galore.
What this tells me, is that this book is more on a level for an adult to read to a child. It is not a book that most children can pick up and read by themselves without having to look up some of the words in a dictionary. There are fourteen words that were not understood by a majority of this group of students. I really like the poem for its rhythm and rhyme, but sometimes the meaning may be left behind for young readers.
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