Spreadsheet: Newbery Award Books AR/Price List
Name ________________________
Class Period_________
Warning: Remember to restore the original data in every cell changed in one
problem before going to the next question!
Set A – Scenario
You love to read and feel a personal sense of achievement when you score well on AR quizzes.
Recently the library media specialist mentioned a list of books that have won the prestigious
Newbery Award and you have decided to attempt to read each of the books on this list. The
LMS has developed a spreadsheet that will assist you in finding the number of points that each
book is worth and the book level of each novel. You can utilize this spreadsheet in order to
track your progress on AR by indicating the books that you have read and your score on each of
the corresponding quizzes. In addition, you can set goals for AR scores and use the data in order
to assess goals associated with your total AR points and Comprehension Score average. Read
each of the following prompts and use the AR portion of the spreadsheet in order to answer
each of the following questions:
1) You have read Out of the Dust and received a Comprehension Score of 90%. What is
your Point Total for this particular book?
2) In order to add 4.25 points to your Point Total, what Comprehension Score must you
achieve when taking the quiz over Lincoln: A Photobiography?
3) The books that you have read and accompanying Comprehension Scores for each book
are listed below:
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Crispin: Cross of Lead
Bud, Not Buddy
The View from Saturday
80%
90%
100%
What is your current mean Comprehension Score?
4) If you read all of the books that are at Book Level 5 and make 90% on each of the AR
tests, what is your Point Total?
5) Your teacher requires you to earn at least 20 AR points. Which of the following would
allow you to meet this requirement?
a) Crispin: Cross of Lead
A Year Down Yonder
Bud, Not Buddy
Holes
80%
90%
80%
70%
b) Out of the Dust
The Midwife’s Apprentice
Missing May
Maniac Magee
Lincoln: A Photobiography
100%
100%
80%
90%
80%
6) If you have read all of the Newbery Award Books that are above Book Level 5, how
many books have you read?
7) You have read three books throughout the course of the first six weeks. You scored 90%
on the test over Walk Two Moons and scored 95% on the test over Bud, Not Buddy.
When taking a test over Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, what Comprehension Score
would you have to attain in order to acquire a Point Total of 24.2 points?
8) Your Comprehension Scores for the books that you have read during the course of the
six weeks are listed below:
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
It's Like This, Cat
Sounder
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats…
80%
90%
100%
90%
In order to get an A for your AR grade in Language Arts, you must attain 25 AR points.
With the inclusion of the above listed scores, what score must you achieve on the quiz
over The Giver in order to earn an A?
**Remember that AR scores are given in intervals of 5.**
9) Based upon the above information and your answer from #8, what percentage would
represent your average Comprehension Score?
10) If you read all of the Newbery Award books that are listed and earn a score of 100% on
the quiz over each book, how many points have you earned?
**Hint: Using the Fill option can aid you in solving this problem.**
Set B– Scenario
Your math class has recently been studying budgets and their relevance to real-life situations.
As a result, you and a group of your classmates have been asked to contribute ideas and aid the
library media specialist and the language arts teachers in the selection of novels that will be
used in the classroom and will be available in the library. A spreadsheet containing information
about books that are being considered for purchase has been created in order to assist in this
decision making process. The document contains AR information and the latest prices from
Amazon for hardback novels, softback novels, books on cassette, and guides for teachers. Use
the information in the spreadsheet and respond to each prompt below:
1) The library media specialist wants to buy a hardback and two softback editions of each
of the Newbery Awards Books that were given the award from 1990 to 2003. How many
total books will she purchase?
2) The language arts teachers want to purchase a class set of the novel Sarah, Plain and
Tall. The set contains a hardback edition of the book, a cassette, a guide, and a specified
number of softback novels. If the entire order costs 202.73, how many softback books
can be purchased?
3) After reading a number of the Newbery Award Books, you have decided to buy some of
the titles for inclusion in your personal library. If you purchase one hardback edition of A
Wrinkle in Time, one hardback edition of Bridge to Terabithia, one hardback edition of
Number the Stars, and one softback edition of Summer of the Swans, what is the total
cost of the order?
4) The library media specialist bought one hardback edition of The View from Saturday, a
cassette of The View from Saturday, a guide to Crispin: Cross of Lead, a cassette of
Maniac Magee, and a cassette of Julie of the Wolves. How much money will he spend on
The View from Saturday items?
5) The eighth grade language arts classes are studying Out of the Dust. The language arts
teachers want to purchase cassettes and guides to utilize while their classes are studying
this novel. If the teachers collectively have $100.00 and four guides are going to be
purchased, how many cassettes can be purchased without exceeding the spending
limit?
6) The math students found that 30 softback editions of Dicey’s Song and an accompanying
guide would cost $187.65. If the school bought hardbacks instead of softbacks, how
many hardback novels could be purchased without surpassing the aforementioned
amount?
7) The school wants to purchase 25 softback editions and five cassettes of Sounder. The
teachers also want to purchase guides that aid in teaching the novel. How many guides
can be purchased if the total amount of the purchase is 292.65?
8) The library media specialist wants to acquire two softback editions, a cassette (if
available), and a guide (if available ) of the following books:
 Island of the Blue Dolphins
 It's Like This, Cat
 Mrs. Frisby and the Rats…
 Dear Mr. Henshaw
 Holes
What is the total amount for this purchase?
9) Based upon the situation that is described in Question 8:
a) What was the total cost of the Island of the Blue Dolphins items?
b) Was the cost of the Holes items more than, less than, or equal to the cost of
the Dear Mr. Henshaw items?
10) Your class has been allotted $120 to use in order to purchase a class set of novels. You
and your classmates have decided to purchase The Giver.
a) How many softback novels can you purchase without exceeding your fixed
amount of money?
b) If the price of the softback edition of The Giver has increased to $6.99, how
many softback novels can you purchase without exceeding your fixed
amount of money?
11) If the library acquires one hardback copy of each of the Newbery Award books and an
accompanying cassette (if available), how much money would have to be spent?
12) Which set of items costs less?
 Bridge to Terabithia: 20 softback books and two cassettes
 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: 18 softback books and two cassettes
 Number the Stars: 21 softback books and two cassettes
Higher-Level Thinking Questions from Bloom’s Taxonomy
1) Your class wants to investigate the prices of books from other sellers/stores (i.e.
Barnes & Noble, Borders, Books-A-Million, etc.) to determine if they can find the
Newbery Award books at a lower price.
a. Research the prices at three different stores of your choice. You may choose
to investigate the prices at either online or physical stores.
b. Consider the unit price, shipping costs, any special discounts, and availability
of books. Also, take into consideration the advantages and disadvantages of
buying online versus going to a physical store.
c. Modify the Newbery Award Books spreadsheet to include the prices of the
three other stores that you have chosen.
d. Analyze the differences between prices for each book at the various stores
that have been chosen
(Analyzing Level of Bloom’s)
2) Evaluate the most cost effective store.
a. Call, e-mail, or write each store to find out if there are any additional
discounts that can be applied or if any of the sellers are willing to provide
extra materials, free shipping, or any other similar services.
b. Evaluate the store that best suits the needs of the school and justify your
answer. (Justification must be at least a 50-word paragraph.)
(Evaluating level of Bloom’s)
3) Create a proposal designed to persuade the library media specialist, teachers, and
your classmates to choose the store that you have deemed the best for the school.
a. Produce a PowerPoint presentation that communicates the reasons for
choosing one particular store over others. You should integrate graphs and
spreadsheets into the presentation.
b. Be creative! The presentation should be eye-catching and should hold the
audience’s attention. Include visuals, colors, and information that will draw
attention to your presentation and will interest your audience.
c. Think of reasons that may be presented to counter your claims or questions
that may be posed during the presentation. Develop responses to these
concerns/questions.
(Creating level of Bloom’s)