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2010 Sakura Medal Program now Underway

Posted 11/17/2009 11:46AM

The Sakura Medal is an opportunity for international school students across Japan to come together to recognize outstanding new works of fiction. Lists of 25-30 books in each of several categories (Picture Books, Chapter Books, Middle School, High School, Japanese Picture Books, Japanese Intermediate, and Japanese High School) have been compiled by a group of librarians for students to choose from. Students then read any five books (three for High School) in a category by April 26, 2010 to be eligible to vote for the book they feel most deserving of the 2010 Sakura Medal.

All members of the YIS community are encouraged to participate in the program, but only students will be eligible to vote.

To join in the conversation around this year's selections, have a look at some of the reviews on our Sakura Medal blog.