Elf Names
Sam wanted her elf name to be this, but ended up saying something
Sparkles
Blade is from this U.S. state.
California
The teacher calls the game “Secret Sharers” instead of this holiday-themed name.
Secret Santa
Sam considers buying this for Blade but thinks it’s not “cool enough.”
mini makeup kit
Sam’s mom sometimes calls her this “in-between” nickname.
Sammy
The new girl chooses this elf name, scaring the boys into silence.
Blade
Blade has a pet collection of these slithery animals.
snakes
Miss Lee tells the students to act just like they do with each other to treat this new student.
Blade
Sam ends up buying these, decorated with gray skulls.
black shoelaces
Sam calls this friend “more of a pet than a friend.”
Henry
Sam prefers this nickname over Samantha.
Sam
Blade feeds her snakes this type of food.
rats
This is the principal’s reaction when the students look out the window at the snow.
scowling
Henry accidentally adds this to Sam’s artwork while making Blade’s gift.
vanilla frosting
The teacher who oversees Secret Santa/Secret Sharers is this person.
Miss Lee
This is the elf name Sam secretly uses when giving a gift.
Blade’s Secret Santa
Blade wears these, which are scuffed and stand out against school dress code.
military boots
Sam’s friend Henry is allowed to do this at lunch, despite sometimes messing up Sam’s art.
sit at a big table and draw/spread out
Sam wraps the shoelaces in a cartoon from this comic strip.
Calvin and Hobbes
A boy who punches Eliot’s shoulder while the principal is present.
Kyle V.
Last year, Sam’s short hair made the boys tease her about this name.
Sam the Man
Blade’s nails are painted in this alternating pattern.
black-white-black-white
The students are instructed to deliver gifts in secrecy like these creatures.
ninjas
Sam’s card to Blade is folded into this origami shape.
rabbit
This character scolds the students for looking at snow and calls them “kiddos.”
principal