SHORTLISTED for the CARNEGIE GREENAWAY AWARD 2022
Fifteen-year-old Yuki is struggling at school with her confidence, and goes to Japan to stay with her grandfather, a well-known manga artist and to whom she is very close. But during her visit, a calamitous event occurs - the East Coast Earthquake and Tsunami - and her beloved Grandpa is lost.
Yuki and her friend Taka must make sense of the terrible situation and come to terms with the loss of their life as they knew it - and see that through renewal and with resilience, they can emerge from this tragedy with optimism for the future. Interwoven with Japanese folk tales, modern-day ghost stories, and the creation of her very own vibrant manga hero, Yuki finds the courage to overcome extraordinary odds, and take her first steps into the world that lies beyond catastrophe.
Told through both prose and manga, this story for young adults will touch the heart of any reader.
'Impressive and Original' - Financial Times
'Breathtakingly Powerful' - LoveReading
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Description
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Creators
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Details
- Julian Sedgwick - Author
- Chie Kutsuwada - Illustrator
Kindle Book
- Release date: March 4, 2021
OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781913101497
- Release date: March 4, 2021
EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781913101497
- File size: 6079 KB
- Release date: March 4, 2021
Formats
Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
Languages
English
Levels
ATOS Level:5.1
Interest Level:6-12(MG+)
Text Difficulty:3-4