What reading level is Is It Night or Day??

Is It Night or Day? by Fern Schumer Chapman is at a Level 6 reading level. Recommended for Middle Grades readers (Ages 9-12).

What age is Is It Night or Day? appropriate for?

Is It Night or Day? is recommended for Ages 9-12. HootRating: 11ME (Moderate — Emotional).

What genre is Is It Night or Day??

Is It Night or Day? is fiction — Juvenile Fiction.

Does Is It Night or Day? have any content warnings?

Is It Night or Day? has a HootRating of 11ME (Moderate — Emotional). No specific content flags noted. On HootRated, every book is rated across four dimensions — emotional, physical, social, and thematic — to help parents make informed choices.

How many pages is Is It Night or Day??

Is It Night or Day? by Fern Schumer Chapman is 220 pages.

Is It Night or Day?

Fern Schumer Chapman

Is It Night or Day?

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

A Novel of Immigration and Survival, 1938-1942

by Fern Schumer Chapman

Reading Level 6 11ME Ages 9-12 Matched

The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.

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About This Book

How do you say goodbye to everything you've ever known when you're just twelve years old? Imagine leaving your home in Germany, fleeing from danger, and traveling alone across the ocean to a strange city called Chicago. What will happen to Edith as she faces this new and uncertain world?

Themes

RefugeesHistorical Family Coming of AgeJewish RepresentationSurvival

Quick Assessment

Set in 1938, this historical fiction novel follows twelve-year-old Edith as she escapes Nazi Germany alone to start a new life in Chicago. Inspired by true events from the One Thousand Children project, it sensitively explores themes of displacement, survival, and resilience during the Holocaust. Appropriate for middle-grade readers, it offers a meaningful introduction to this difficult history with age-appropriate content.