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Wells, Rosemary.

Summary: For the traditional Japanese celebration of Girls' Day, Yoko receives a special gift from her grandparents in Japan: a doll named Miki that has been passed down through her family for generations. Yoko is so excited to share Miki with the class that she disobeys her mother, who tells her, "Miki is too delicate to take to school."

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Disney/Hyperion Books 2011

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Wells 2010

Harrington, Claudia

Summary: "Lenny follows Kan for a school project and learns what it's like to have a multicultural family"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Looking Glass Library, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2016

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC HAR

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HAR

Ludwig, Trudy

Summary: A Japanese family mourns the loss of a wife and mother by making origami cranes and using the Wind Telephone to communicate their feelings of loss and yearning.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LUD

Satoko Seo, Emily

Summary: A little girl is determined to make perfect nigiri sushi for her grandmother, but her efforts only lead to frustration, until a surprising discovery helps her understand that cooking with love is more important than cooking perfect food.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2023

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Otowa, Rebecca.

Summary: ""Ever heard of micro sushi? Have you played karuta before? Neither did I, until I spent four months in Japan living with a Japanese family." Dan, the narrator of My Awesome Japan Adventure, is a typical American fifth grader, who spends four months with a Japanese family as an exchange student. Although he initially finds it difficult to adjust, Dan is soon having fun wherever he goes--and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Place Otowa

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