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41) Read me a story
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Yoko pretends she cannot read because she thinks that if her mother finds out she can, no one will read her a bedtime story.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12
Description
Kimi Nakamura loves fashion and designing clothes, jewelry, and accessories for her friends, but her mother, a professional graphic designer with a long list of clients, wants her to be a serious artist, and is furious when she discovers Kimi has dropped her fine arts class; so Kimi is relieved to be able to visit her normally estranged grandparents in Kyoto during spring break--but what begins as an escape becomes a way to learn about her mother...
Author
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
A series of strange incidents occurring at the Pan Am clipper base where Nick Grant has a part-time job throws suspicion on him and his mentor, a Japanese American mechanic. Nick suspects Japanese master spy Miyazaki who he had stopped from sabotaging the Clippers in the past, but the FBI ignore his warnings. so it's up to Nick to stop him.
44) Journey home
Author
Pub. Date
1992
Description
After their release from an American concentration camp, a Japanese-American girl and her family try to reconstruct their lives amidst strong anti-Japanese feelings which breed fear, distrust, and violence.
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Description
"Each night Keiko whispers to her crane, "I wish to change the world." She is kind, and she has big dreams. But at times she feels invisible; she knows some people misjudge her. Keiko is also loved, so she perseveres and stands strong. Over time, her confidence grows, she shares more of herself, and she helps lift up others--and eventually lead them. She understands that no matter what, she can shine" --
Author
Series
Akiko novels volume 8
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Fifth-grader Akiko renews her acquaintance with her friends from the planet Smoo when they whisk her away to the Zarga Baffa Training Camp, where she must deal with mud, misery, and a training master who is out to get her.
49) Music for Alice
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A Japanese American farmer recounts her agricultural successes and setbacks and her enduring love of dance. Based on the true life story of Alice Sumida, who with her husband Mark, established the largest gladiola bulb farm in the country during the last half of the twentieth century.
Author
Series
Akiko novels volume 3
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Akiko and Mr. Beeba, Spuckler, Gax, and Poog continue on their perilous journey across the planet Smoo to rescue Prince Froptoppit.
Author
Series
Jasmine Toguchi volume 2
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Jasmine has looked forward to spending Girls Day with her family and best friend, Linnie, but first her sister says she will not participate, and then Jasmine upsets Linnie.
52) Drummer girl
Author
Series
Jasmine Toguchi volume 3
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Jasmine worries that she will be the only one with no talent to share in the school talent show until her mother brings out her taiko drum"--OCLC.
Author
Series
Prisoners of the empire volume 4
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Zenji Watanabe, seventeen, is sent from Hawaii to the Philippines to spy on the Japanese during World War II and, after he is captured and tortured, must find a way to survive months of being lost in the jungle behind enemy lines.
Author
Pub. Date
2001
Description
Akiko and her crew — Spuckler Boach, Mr. Beeba, Poog, and Gax — have faced dangers unimaginable to the average fourth-grade earthling. Now their mission is finally coming to an end. At last they’ve reached the castle of Alia Rellapor — but that doesn’t mean that things have gotten any easier. The castle is heavily guarded by robots and getting inside won’t be easy. If they do get in, they have to locate Prince Froptoppit, free him from...
Author
Series
Chicagoland Detective Agency volume 03
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Megan, Raf, and talking dog Bradley get their first real case, they find themselves tracking a puppy that is not as adorable as it seems, and trying to end an ancient curse.
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