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The Friends

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4 out of 5
Based on 1,127 Ratings and 163 Reviews

Book Description
In this award-winning book from Japan, three young boys curious about death learn--and teach--some valuable lessons about life and friendship.

The Friends is the winner of the 1997 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award for Fiction.
Book Information
PublisherFarrar Straus & Giroux
BindingPaperback (13 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages176
ISBN-100374424616
ISBN-13978-0374424619
Publication Date10/05/2005
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About Kazumi Yumoto (Author) : Kazumi Yumoto is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Kazumi Yumoto include The Friends, The Letters.
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