Abstract

Anri Ijima moved to a new place in the summer of her first year of junior high school. She enters "1-4," a classroom no longer in use at her new junior high school, and meets Ichii Kazuma. Upon meeting Kyouri, Kazuma asks her to be a model for his paintings. That is how the story begins. Anri, Kazuma, and their irreplaceable friends and family. Atsuko Asano's masterpiece novel adolescence depicts a 14-year-old who grows up while being troubled.

Author’s Information

Atsuko Asano　　
Born in Okayama Prefecture in 1954. Winner of the Noma Children's Literature Award for "Battery," the Japan Children's Literature Association Award for "Battery 2," and the Shogakukan Children's Publishing Culture Award for the "Battery" series, and in 2011, the 18th Shimasei Love Literature Award for "Tamayura. His works cover a wide range of genres, from children's literature to general literature, historical novels, and sports novels (This data was published at the time this book was published.)