Band Girls!
by Kyoko Hamano
illus. by Takako Shimura
Sara’s just started to learn the drums so she can play in a band with her friends. But it turns out that the song they wanted to play at the school concert has been banned. Set in the near future, the book follows the girls as they grow—both as individuals and as a band—while also tackling some wider social questions, too.
19 x 13 cm,
199 pages,
Black-and-white illustrations
First published July 2016

