Tomo: Friendship Through Fiction: An Anthology of Japan Teen Stories by Chloë Dalby, Yuichi Kimura, Hart Larrabee, Holly Thompson, Avery Fischer Udagawa, Suzanne Kamata, Sachiko Kashiwaba, John Shelley, Jennifer Fumiko Cahill, Misa Dikengil Lindberg, Ryusuke Saito, Fumio Takano, Tak Toyoshima, Debbie Ridpath Ohi, Thersa Matsuura, Megumi Fujino, Lynne E. Riggs, Leza Lowitz, John Paul Catton, Ann Tashi Slater, Graham Salisbury, Liza Dalby, Yukie Chiri, Charles De Wolf, Sarah Ogawa, Trevor Kew, Sako Ikegami, Deborah Davidson, Yūko Katakawa, Wendy Nelson Tokunaga, Kenji Miyazawa, Shogo Oketani, Marji Napper, Mariko Nagai, Kelly Luce, Alan Gratz, Catherine Torres, Claire Dawn, Kaitlin Stainbrook, Toshiya Kamei, Deborah Iwabuchi, Arie Nashiya, Alexander O. Smith, Andrew Fukuda, Juliet Winters Carpenter, Louise George Kittaka, Katrina Goldsaito, Deni Ellis Béchard

384 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction short stories young adult emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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This aptly named fiction anthology—tomo means “friend” in Japanese—is a true labor of friendship to benefit teens in Japan whose lives were upended by the violent earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011. Authors from Japan and around the world ha...

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Moods

adventurous 100%
emotional 100%
informative 100%
lighthearted 100%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 100%

Strong character development?

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Loveable characters?

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Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 100%

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