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Poignant tale of friendship and personal transformation.

Recommendation: 1. A must-read for those seeking profound emotional journeys. 2. Beautifully captures the power of human connection. 3. A touching story of resilience and finding one's voice. 4. Highly recommended for fans of heartwarming coming-of-age narratives.

  • 本屋大賞 for Translated Fiction (2020)
  • 창비청소년문학상 (2016)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Almond - A Novel

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ISBN: 9780062961389
Publisher: HarperVia
Date of Publication: 2021-06-15
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Young Adult, Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Goodreads rating: 4.18
(rated by 104215 readers)

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This story is, in short, about a monster meeting another monster. One of the monsters is me. Yunjae was born with a brain condition called Alexithymia that makes it hard for him to feel emotions like fear or anger. He does not have friends—the two almond-shaped neurons located deep in his brain have seen to that—but his devoted mother and grandmother provide him with a safe and content life. Their little home above his mother’s used bookstore is decorated with colorful Post-it notes that remind him when to smile, when to say "thank you," and when to laugh. Then on Christmas Eve—Yunjae’s sixteenth birthday—everything changes. A shocking act of random violence shatters his world, leaving him alone and on his own. Struggling to cope with his loss, Yunjae retreats into silent isolation, until troubled teenager Gon arrives at his school, and they develop a surprising bond. As Yunjae begins to open his life to new people—including a girl at school—something slowly changes inside him. And when Gon suddenly finds his life at risk, Yunjae will have the chance to step outside of every comfort zone he has created to perhaps become the hero he never thought he would be.
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