Kodansha Children's Literature Newcomer Award こうだんしゃじどうぶんがくしんじんしょう
Edition 64 (2023)
Children's literature
Winners
3 peopleA coming-of-age story about two people who meet through esports and grow a relationship more important than winning or losing.
Carrying each other becomes the real strength.
176 pages
children's literatureesportsfriendshipgrowth
A middle-school story about overcoming anxieties about appearance and a shaky sense of belonging through the energy of hip-hop.
The words of rap sharpen the shape of feeling.
224 pages
children's literaturehip-hopself-acceptancefriendship
A children's novel that redraws the unease of being fifteen and the pressure of the classroom through the viewpoint of insects.
Seen through an insect's eyes, the same classroom looks a little different.
224 pages
children's literatureinsectsclassroomself-discoveryfriendship