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The Friends [Unabridged] [Audiobook] by Yumoto, Kazumi
The Friends by Yumoto Kazumi - Unabridged - Audiobook Author:Kazumi Yumoto In Japan, as Kiyama and his two friends prepare for the entrance exams for junior high school, the young boys become obsessed with the desire to see what a dead person looks like. Driven by this grisly wish, they begin spying on an old man who lives alone in a dilapidated house in their neighborhood. Thinking that he will die soon, they hope to ... more »satisfy their curiosity about death and ghosts by secretly watching him. The old man, however, is no fool. Before long, the boys realize that he is watching them. As the boys draw closer to the old man, the resulting relationship changes each of their lives. Spying turns into sharing, and the boys wish becomes a quest for life instead. The Friends won the Recommended Book Prize from the Japan School Library Book Club and the Batchelder Award for the most outstanding foreign-published book translated into English. Young Kiyamas story, voiced by the talented narrator Jeff Woodman, is a sensitive yet forthright portrayal of three boys coming-of-age under the watchful eye of a wise new friend.« less