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  • Location: Tōhoku, New York City

Up from the Sea

2011: A powerful novel-in-verse about how one teen boy survives the March 2011 tsunami that devastates his coastal Japanese village.

  • Location: Japan

Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids

WW2: Life in a small mountain-side village changes for ever..when 15 delinquents turn up, wanting shelter.

  • Location: Japan

A Pair of Red Clogs

2000s: A story about a girl in Japan who wants a pair of shoes

  • Location: Osaka

Tea with Milk

2000s: A girl has to move to Japan with her parents and relearn her own culture and language

  • Location: Tokyo

The Book of Tokyo

A Literary tour around Tokyo

Featured Book

The Convenience Store by the Sea

2000s: Welcome to Tenderness, Japan!

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