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A Coming of Age Novel

Kazuki Kaneshiro, Takami Nieda

Amazon Publishing · Print & ebook · August 28, 2018

A Freeman Award Winner for Young Adult Literature For two teens, falling in love is going to make a world of difference in this beautifully translated, bold, and endearing novel about love, loss, and the pain of racial discrimination.

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Who it’s for
A lively coming-of-age read with manga energy and stage-ready momentum.
Genres
Diverse YA Fiction, Coming of Age, Literary YA
Published
Amazon Publishing, August 28, 2018

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A Freeman Award Winner for Young Adult Literature For two teens, falling in love is going to make a world of difference in this beautifully translated, bold, and endearing novel about love, loss, and the pain of racial discrimination. As a Korean student in a Japanese high school, Sugihara has had to defend himself against all kinds of bullies. But nothing could have prepared him for the heartache he feels when he falls hopelessly in love with a Japanese girl named Sakurai.

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Immersed in their shared love for classical music and foreign movies, the two gradually grow closer and closer. One night, after being hit by personal tragedy, Sugihara reveals to Sakurai that he is not Japanese—as his name might indicate. Torn between a chance at self-discovery that he’s ready to seize and the prejudices of others that he can’t control, Sugihara must decide who he wants to be and where he wants to go next. Will Sakurai be able to confront her own bias and accompany him on his journey?

Manga-Inflected Drama

A lively coming-of-age read with manga energy and stage-ready momentum.

Come here for

  • manga-adjacent school-life drama
  • family tension, book-clubable friction

Expect

  • school-life texture
  • steady narrative drive

Where it sits

Coming of Age58%
Diverse YA Fiction44%
Literary YA44%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Coming of Age
  • Literary YA
  • Asia for Teens
Authors
Kazuki Kaneshiro, Takami Nieda
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Published
August 28, 2018
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Coming of Age