Please join Ms. Pretz during Grades 3-5 morning recess this Friday. If you are looking for a fun, quick read, you will love Little Shrew by Japanese author Akiko MIyakoshi who lives and writes at the foothills of the beautiful Japanese mountains. This book is a collection of three short stories translated into English from Japanese. These unforgettable tales celebrate friendship, dreams of a better future and the little pleasures of daily life. Little Shrew is sure to be an unforgettable book for everyone who reads it this year!

A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine Warga

Dogtown by Katherine Applegate

Greenwild: The World Behind Doors by Pari Thomson

Manatee Summer by Evan Griffith

Magnolia Wu by Chanel Miller

Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good by Louie Stowell

Legends of Lotus Island: The Guardian Test byChristina Soontornvat 

The Midnight Children by Dan Gemeinhart

The Book that No One Wanted to Read by Richard Ayoade

The Cursed Moon by Angela Cervantes

The Sherlock Society by James Ponti

The Misfits: A Royal Conundrum by Lisa Yee

The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh

The Last Dragon on Mars by Scott Reintgen

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Anzu and the Realm of Darkness by Mai K. Nguyen

Ember and the Island of Lost Creatures by Jason Pammnet

Four Eyes by Rex Ogle and Dave Valeza

Speechless by Aron Nels Steinke

If you are looking for a book similar to Spy School or The Genius Files, then The Misfits by Lisa Yee will be your perfect next read. This humorous spy adventure will keep you entertained and begging for book two in the series. If this sounds interesting, please come listen to Ms. Pretz read the first chapter of this engaging Sakura Medal 2026 selection this Friday during Grades 3-5 morning recess.

Beginning Friday, October 31st Ms. Pretz will read the first chapter of select books during the Gr. 3-5 morning recess.

Come to the library this Friday to kick off First Chapter Fridays and this year’s Sakura Medal Program.

Featured Book: The Cursed Moon by Angela Cervantes

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Most books on the recommended reading lists are available in the ASIJ ES Library’s print and digital collections! If you are traveling this summer, you have 24/7 access to ebooks and audiobooks on the SORA app. You need wifi to download the books, but after the download is complete you can read and listen to books without wifi.

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