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Spotlight On Sakura
The Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart
If you only have time to read one Sakura Book this year, The Honest Truth, is a must read!
Accompanied by his faithful dog, Mark runs away from home, leaving behind his parents and best friend Jessie, to fulfill his dream of climbing Mount Rainer. This is a page-turner that will keep you on the edge of your chair and your reading light on until the wee hours of the morning.
Author, Dan Gemeinhart asks, “What are the toughest decisions you have made in your life? If you were like Mark,could you have made the decision to get on the train and leave everything behind?”
More books like The Honest Truth:
Spotlight On Sakura
Chick-O-Saurus Rex by Lenore Jennewein
A bullied little chicken discovers his inner strength.
The Book with No Pictures by B. J. Novak
This book might not have pictures, but it is guaranteed to make you laugh!
Stories to “Fall” In Love With…
KG – Sophie’s Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller
Grade 1 – The Enormous Turnip by Lucy Cousins
Grade 2 – Jan Brett’s NEW book, The Turnip
Grade 2 Inquiry Project – Why Are Picture Books for Everyone?
Coming Soon!
Historical Fiction Series You Will Love!
NEW Mysteries and Creepy Creatures!
NEW Gr. 3-5 Nonfiction Series
Goodreads Choice Awards
Which Goodreads favorites of the year have you read? Which books would receive your vote? Stop by the ASIJ ES Library today to checkout one of these outstanding titles.
Picture Books
Chapter Books
Visiting Author – Naomi Shihab Nye
The week of January 25-29, ASIJ has the honor of hosting the internationally recognized and award-winning poet, Naomi Shihab Nye. Our fifth graders will have the opportunity to work with Ms. Nye in both large and small groups throughout the week of her visit.
In 2009, Ms. Nye was named as one of PeaceByPeace.com’s first peace heroes. Additionally, she has has won many awards and fellowships, among them four Pushcart Prizes, the Jane Addams Children’s Book award, the Paterson Poetry Prize and in 2013 the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature.
In addition to having works at the adult and young adult levels, she also has several works appropriate for our upper elementary students. The following books, written by Ms. Nye, are available in the ASIJ elementary library.
“We’re all poets when we’re little and some of us just keep up the habit!” William Stafford
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