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The Friends
Contributor(s): Yumoto, Kazumi (Author), Hirano, Cathy (Translator), Guy, Rosa (Author)

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ISBN: 0374424616     ISBN-13: 9780374424619
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2005
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Annotation: Kiyama and his friends Kawabe and Yamashita become fascinated and curious about death when Yamashita's grandmother dies. Hoping to see death firsthand, they spy on an old man who looks like he will die soon. But while they watch the old man, he watches them. Soon their fascination for each other turns into a friendship that will change their lives forever. An ALA Notable Children's Book. A "Boston Globe-Horn Book" Award winner.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Asia
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement
Dewey: FIC
Age Level: 10-14
Grade Level: 5-9
Lexile Measure: 710(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4.9" W x 7.9" L (0.40 lbs) 176 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Japanese
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age
- Topical - Death/Dying
- Topical - Friendship
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Review Citations: Kliatt 11/01/2005 pg. 19
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 17772
Reading Level: 4.1   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 6.0
 
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Publisher Description:

In this award-winning book from Japan, three young boys curious about death learn--and teach--some valuable lessons about life and friendship.

The Friends is the winner of the 1997 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award for Fiction.


Contributor Bio(s): Yumoto, Kazumi: -

Kazumi Yumoto has written several books, including The Letters. She lives in Tokyo, Japan.


 
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