A story that follows girls whose relationships change as they keep insisting on what they love.

Cute can also be a signal of shared taste.

A children's novel that shows how youth begins to move when people act, through SNS exchanges and shared challenges.

Youth does not begin by waiting; it starts by moving now.

"凸凹バドバード" is a 金賞 work from the Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko Novel Award 2021-1. It stands out for its distinctive premise and atmosphere.

A 金賞 work from Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko Novel Award 2021-1.

"感崎零の怪異潰し" is a 特別賞 work from the Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko Novel Award 2021-1. It stands out for its distinctive premise and atmosphere.

A 特別賞 work from Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko Novel Award 2021-1.

A children’s adventure story set in a Kyoto shopping street, following a tofu shop daughter fighting to protect her town.

Revive the legendary tofu and overcome the town’s crisis.

A children’s spy novel about a covert mission in a spy school where identity must stay hidden.

They take on a top-secret mission where being exposed means the end.

A children’s novel about twins facing gender discomfort and trying to protect their individuality.

They choose to move forward as themselves, not by conforming to “normal.”

A children’s entertainment novel about Miwa, a first-year middle school student who sees unhappy futures when she looks at people’s faces, and Takishima, a boy with a similar power, as they try to change what is coming. The award-title “Desukore! Unmei wa, Kaerareru” was revised and retitled for publication as Sakiyomi! 1: Himitsu no Futari de Mirai o Kaeru!?

Two children with a secret try to change an unhappy future they have seen.

A children’s novel about Rika, a fifth grader who has come to dislike science, rediscovering the link between cooking and experiments as she helps her classmate Sora make sweets. The award-title “Rikejo to Okashi na Jikkenshitsu” was published as Rika no Okashina Jikkenshitsu 1: Okashi-zukuri wa Nazo Darake!?

A secret experiment begins as science helps solve the mysteries behind failed sweets.

A Japanese-style school fantasy about Sota, who expected to attend a local public middle school but is sent by his father to a boarding school where students learn to command wind and fly. The award-title “Partner” was retitled for publication as Soragami 1: Sora o Tobi, Kaze o Okosu Gakko!

At a school for crow-tengu, Sota and Renya begin a contentious partnership.

シークレット ブレス is a work by 高杉六花 recognized in the general division of the 7th Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko Novel Award. Official results and news reports confirm the award, but Amazon Japan, NDL, and KADOKAWA book searches did not confirm a standalone book or paperback edition of the awarded work itself.

It was recognized for its imagination for young readers, but no print book publication was confirmed.

ピアニスト・ウォーズ！ is a work by 日部星花 recognized in the general division of the 7th Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko Novel Award. Official results and news reports confirm the award, but Amazon Japan, NDL, and KADOKAWA book searches did not confirm a standalone book or paperback edition of the awarded work itself.

It was recognized for its imagination for young readers, but no print book publication was confirmed.

Obake ga Shitsuji no Natsuyasumi is an entertaining children's novel by Kotae Tahara. It follows Ryo Nemuta, a boy who meets a strange ghostly butler in the mountains and is drawn into trouble involving his family's inherited power and a sealed creature.

A timid boy and a meddlesome ghostly butler get swept into a wild sealed-creature incident during summer vacation.

"Esper-bu e Yokoso" is the work with which Himari Hino received the Special Prize in the general division of the 6th Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko Novel Award. The award-winning work itself could not be confirmed as a standalone publication; Hino later debuted with the Yotsugo Gurashi series.

This pre-debut award work by Himari Hino received a special prize in a children's fiction award oriented toward publication.

世界一クラブ is a work by 大空なつき recognized in this award edition. Award records, public bibliographic data, and retail bibliographies were checked, with standalone book identifiers separated from items that could not be verified.

Bibliographic notes on the award-recognized work 世界一クラブ.

The first children's series volume, published under a revised title from the Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko Novel Award grand prize work. A girl who dreams of becoming an announcer is drawn into a television station in the underworld and takes on a bold reporting mission to save a friend.

A children's fantasy set in a television station in the underworld, about courage in reporting and friendship.

The first Rakugaki Police volume, published under a revised title from the Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko Novel Award gold prize work. Emi, a girl who has come to dislike art, meets Roman, a boy who appears from her own drawing, and steps into the world of art.

A story in which a boy drawn on paper comes to life and changes a girl's resistance to art.

超吉ガール 〜コンと東京十社めぐりの巻〜 is a work by 遠藤まり, recorded here as a 大賞 selection. The entry summarizes the award context and bibliographic findings in a form suitable for a work profile.

A concise profile of 超吉ガール 〜コンと東京十社めぐりの巻〜 by 遠藤まり, including award and bibliographic context.

名推理はミモザにおまかせ！ is a work by 月ゆき, recorded here as a 金賞 selection. The entry summarizes the award context and bibliographic findings in a form suitable for a work profile.

A concise profile of 名推理はミモザにおまかせ！ by 月ゆき, including award and bibliographic context.

A children’s paperback in which Shiraishi Yuno forms an editorial club with eccentric classmates to revive the magazine created by her late father. The first volume blends club activity, friendship, school comedy, and fast-paced enthusiasm.

Verified prize-work information is organized for bibliographic use.

The first volume of the Imichen! series, based on Asaba Miyuki’s Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko Novel Award gold-prize work. Momo, a quiet girl who loves calligraphy, confronts demons born from harmful words through the power of kanji.

Verified prize-work information is organized for bibliographic use.

At Asahi Elementary, the student in seat four of class four-one becomes the keeper of frightening things. Tomoka is led by an older student into the mysterious Fourth-Year Spirit Class and is drawn into school incidents that are a little scary and a great deal of fun.

A children's horror story in which everyday school life becomes the entrance to the Fourth-Year Spirit Class.