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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 people
まひる まひる award

A 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
福木はる ふくき はる honorable mention

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
村沢怜 むらさわ れい honorable mention

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