Copyright Date:
2024
Edition Date:
2024
Release Date:
11/05/24
Illustrator:
Naalchigar, Jennifer,
Pages:
299 pages
ISBN:
0-593-46584-9
ISBN 13:
978-0-593-46584-4
Dewey:
Fic
LCCN:
2024949965
Dimensions:
22 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews
Airi Sano goes global with her pranks when her family vacations in Japan in this third series entrySixth grade is ending, and Airi and her family are going to Japan over the summer. Airi is excited to visit her mother's relatives and tiny hometown and see the sights in Tokyo and Osaka, but she's a little bummed that she has to spend the summer with her boring brother and not her new friends. Even though the prank squad had a great school year together, she's worried they'll have so much fun that they'll forget her. Airi pressures herself: She's determined to make this the most fantastic trip ever, so she'll have stories to entertain her friends with. Airi plans and executes pranks, and even enlists her brother as her deputy. But when some of her jokes and antics backfire, causing real problems and hurting people's feelings, Airi reflects on her behavior and how she affects others. Following the same format as before, this volume includes Airi's situation reports, text threads, emails, and funny, informational footnotes, all of which support this comical and captivating narrative. The story thoughtfully explores themes of friendship and family, including sibling and intergenerational relationships. Entertaining black-and-white illustrations add cultural context to the family's home in Hawaiâi and destinations in Japan.A fun balance of mischief, personal growth, and Japanese culture.(Fiction. 8-12)
In this latest laugh-out-loud adventure, Airi's pranks go global on a family trip to Japan--but is pranking really all it's cracked up to be? Perfect for fans of Dork Diaries and Diary of a Wimpy Kid!
School is out for the summer, and Airi is off to Japan with her family to visit her grandparents and cousins for the first time in years. As fun as the trip will be, Airi is worried that her new friends will forget about her while she’s gone. Will the stories she sends them from her vacation be exciting enough to keep them wanting more? Looks like it’s time to pull some pranks and keep her friends—and her family—entertained!
But after some of her plans cause problems, Airi starts to question whether her supposedly fun ideas are actually worth it after all. Is being the prankmaster general all it's cracked up to be? In this latest Airi Sano adventure, Airi and her pranks are in for the trip of a lifetime!