Connections with Others: What to Do in These Moments

If You Ever Feel Like You Don’t Belong

edited by The Japan Children’s Literature Association

illus. by Miho Tanaka

What should you do if you fall out with a friend from your club and feel like you have no place to belong? What if your video gets spread around on the internet without your consent? What if you start feeling the urge to be mean to a friend? This collection of short stories by five authors – Miku Ito, Mariko Yoshino, Kazusa Kisaragi, Tamaki Tohara, and Nene Tsuchino – offers comforting advice on the struggles of human relationships.

19 x 13 cm, 176 pages, Black-and-white illustrations
First published January 2025