Himawari House

Harmony Becker

Hardback (09 Nov 2021)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Fiction Literature
Winner of the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature
Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year

A heartwarming young adult graphic novel about three foreign exchange students and the pleasures, and difficulties, of adjusting to living in Japan.

Living in a new country is no walk in the park--Nao, Hyejung, and Tina can all attest to that. The three of them became fast friends through living together in the Himawari House in Tokyo and attending the same Japanese cram school. Nao came to Japan to reconnect with her Japanese heritage, while Hyejung and Tina came to find freedom and their own paths. Though each of them has her own motivations and challenges, they all deal with language barriers, being a fish out of water, self discovery, love, and family.

About the Publisher

First Second

What does :01 mean? Is it first? Or second? First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh.Pressing the reset button. A clean slate. A fresh start.Everything begins with the First Second. . . .Where is :01?The offices are in New York City, in the Flatiron Building where Fifth Avenue crosses Broadway, at 23rd Street. To be precise. But really, :01 comes to you from all over the world, since its creators are scattered all around America, all over Europe, Asia and Africa. So far, no one is making graphic novels for us in Antarctica, although we haven't checked the submissions pile today.

Book information

ISBN:	9781250235565
Publisher:	First Second
Imprint:	First Second
Pub date:	09 Nov 2021
DEWEY:	741.5973
Language:	English
Number of pages:	384
Weight:	680g
Height:	218mm
Width:	148mm
Spine width:	30mm