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I am the elementary librarian at The American School in Japan.
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Gr. 2-3 “Instead Of…”

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*Note: These are book covers only. 
You must log in to the SORA app to checkout & read these titles.

Instead of Magic Tree House…

Similar books on TumbleBook Library: Blast to the Past; Tom Swift; Dinosaur Explorers and Geronimo Stilton

Instead of Junie B. Jones

Similar books on TumbleBook Library: Ivy & Bean; Bink and Gollie, Clara Humble, Justine McKeen and Oddrey.

Instead of My Weird School

Similar books on TumbleBook Library: Wild Cards; Wombat Smith and Max-A-Million
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It’s Official – Sakura 2021 Nominees

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The International School Librarians of Japan have voted and there is something for everyone in the 2021 Sakura Medal line-up! Many of these books will be available on SORA to enjoy over the summer. We will continue reading these books during the 2020-21 school year and will vote for our favorites in April 2021!

Set Your Sights High! – What will your reading goal be for Sakura 2021? It’s never too early to set your Sakura Medal Reading Goal and start reading.

Picture Books

Graphic Novels

Chapter Books

Chapter Plus

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The ASIJ 2020 Books2Eat Challenge

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This year all divisions at ASIJ will be participating in #books2eat2020!

Watch this video of Mrs. Rekate explaining the directions for this challenge.

Register by Friday, May 15 on the Google Form. Click here.

Submit your TWO photos on this Google Form by Friday, May 22 at 4 p.m. 

  1. A closeup of the cake and the book (image can be from the book, a print out of cover, or an image on your computer or iPad)
  2. A photo of the cake or book bento and all the bakers

Share your creations on social media:  #asijbooks2eat2020

Thank you Mrs. Anna Rekate (MS Gr. 8); Mrs. Tanja Kerbs (ASIJ MS Librarian) and Mrs. Kimbra Power (Shanghai American School) for your inspiration!