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スプラッシュ! ぼくは犬かきしかできない (集英社みらい文庫)

Shueisha Mirai Bunko Grand Award

スプラッシュ! ぼくは犬かきしかできない (集英社みらい文庫)

山村しょう

The award-winning manuscript Swim, Dog-Paddle Boy! was published as Splash! I Can Only Dog-Paddle. It follows Kyohei Inui, a middle schooler good at nearly every sport, as he struggles to help the swimming club despite his one weakness: swimming.

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Work Information

The one weakness of an otherwise perfect sports boy sets both the swimming club and his first crush in motion.

Kyohei Inui has been good at sports since elementary school, but when the classmate he admires asks him to help the swimming club, he faces a fatal weakness: he is terrible at swimming. The book turns first love, club activity, and overcoming weakness into a fast-moving Mirai Bunko award winner.

Review Summaries

  • The bright, straightforward protagonist and lively prose are praised. The story balances humor with excitement and leaves an encouraging aftertaste through the protagonist's growth.

Book Information

Publisher
集英社
Published
2019-12-20
Pages
192 pages
Language
日本語
Size
11.2 x 1.2 x 17.3 cm
ISBN-13
9784083215445
ISBN-10
4083215445
Price
704 JPY
Category
本/絵本・児童書/読み物/冒険

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