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Sakura Medal 2018 Nominees - International School Book Reading Competition, Japan.

27 January, 2018   Filed in: Books for children

Over 25 International Schools and over 20,000 students in Japan take part in the Sakura Medal annual book reading competition. Nominated books must not be more than 2 years old are are chosen by student, staff and librarians. All are recommended reading for children.

2018 Nominees in English

• Elementary School - Chapter Books

• Elementary School - Graphic Novels

• Elementary School - Picture Books

• Middle School

• High School

2018 Nominees in Japanese

More details about the Sakura Medal >>>


Mr. Tim's recommendations

For High School students. Enjoyed by young adults and teachers alike - Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah



For seemingly every grade 4 to grade 7 student - Ghosts by Reina Telgemeier (Author-Illustrator)



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Author: Hi, I’m Tim from The Magic Crayons. I am a GradDipT, CELTA, and CELTYL qualified Primary and Kindergarten Teacher from the UK working at a Tokyo International School as an English Language Support teacher (ELS/EFL). IT Integration Specialist, and Teacher Librarian. This blog reflects my Graduate Diploma in Teaching studies with the University of South Queensland, Australia, PD, and ICT in the classroom interests. I create all the artwork and videos for the teaching materials within this website. New products and special offers will be announced here first. Everything I post is about products or services that I have tried in my own classes.

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