
A record number 4,617 books were checked out
June 6th-8th. Can’t wait to hear which books
were students’ favorite reads during the
summer vacation.

A record number 4,617 books were checked out
June 6th-8th. Can’t wait to hear which books
were students’ favorite reads during the
summer vacation.
OUTSTANDING SUMMER READING LISTS
HAISLN
Preschool – K Reading List Grades 1 & 2 Reading List
Grades 3 & 4 Reading List Grade 5 Reading List
Boston Public Schools
Book List Grades K – 2 Book List Grades 3 – 5
ICCSD
K-2 Reading List Grades 3 & 4 Reading List Grades 5 & 6 Reading List
American Library Association
Association for Library Service to Children
Bank Street Books – Best of the Year
Horn Book Summer Reading Recommendations
Picture Books Early Readers Upper Elementary
International Literacy Association
Kirkus Review
Best Picture Books Chapter Books

Don’t forget…summer checkout for the ASIJ elementary library is June 6th-8th! Students and families can check out a maximum of 25 books each. Books are due back August 29th.
Every summer has a story…summer travels are about more than trips to the beach, theme parks, and camping. Take your children on unforgettable journeys in their imaginations with reading. All it takes is a “bundle of books” and a commitment to read every day. Vacation reading will keep students’ learning moving forward — and there’s no better time for them to develop a lifelong habit of finding pleasure in books.
So make books part of your vacation fun. What will your family’s summer reading “story” be?
Hundreds of books are free online too!
Checkout the digital resources that are available for digital summer reading:
Congratulations to this year’s winning Sakura Medal Book Bowl Team! I am so proud of all of the team members for their dedication, hard work and most of all for being respectful and responsible team members. You were truly “mighty mustangs” at the 2016 Sakura Book Bowl Tournament held at Yokohama International School.
Congratulations to our third grade Sakura Medal Reader Leaders who went above and beyond library reading goals and expectations and practiced reading their favorite 2016 Sakura Medal Nominee during recess. All of the Sakura Reader Leaders entertained students in at least one KG, first or second grade classroom with their fluent and expressive reading skills.