Chuden Children's Literature Award ちゅうでんじどうぶんがくしょう
Edition 8 (2006)
Children's literature
Winners
1 peopleThe prize work Shojoji no Midopan Kozo was published under the title Midopan Kyosokyoku. It follows fifth-grader Shunpeita as he meets Takuto, a boy who has lost his sight, and the two change through training and running a road race together.
Running side by side slowly changes the distance and hearts of the boys.
197 pages
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