Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
3.9
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
8091
Points per Word
0.000124
Page Count
76
Points per Page
0.013158
Series
American Girl
Description
"Samantha's Surprise" by Maxine Rose Schur is set in 1904 and follows Samantha, a young girl who spends the two weeks before Christmas finishing handmade presents for her family and preparing for relatives to visit. The story captures the activities and traditions of a family getting ready for the holiday celebration during the early 1900s. This Middle Grades novel (reading level 3.9) depicts the warmth and excitement of a traditional Christmas preparation period.