{"product_id":"colorful-paperback","title":"Colorful - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEto Mori\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beloved and bestselling classic in Japan, this groundbreaking tale of a dead soul who gets a second chance is perfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Library\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Congratulations, you've won the lottery!\" shouts the angel Prapura to a formless soul. The soul hasn't been kicked out of the cycle of rebirth just yet--he's been given a second chance. He must recall the biggest mistake of his past life while on 'homestay' in the body of fourteen-year-old Makoto Kobayashi, who has just committed suicide. It looks like Makoto doesn't have a single friend, and his family don't seem to care about him at all. But as the soul begins to live Makoto's life on his own terms, he grows closer to the family and the people around him, and sees their true colors more clearly, shedding light on Makoto's misunderstandings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince its initial release over twenty years ago, \u003ci\u003eColorful \u003c\/i\u003ehas become a part of the literary canon, not only in Japan--where it has sold over a million copies--but around the world, having been translated into several different languages. Now, Eto Mori's beloved classic is finally available in English.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEto Mori\u003c\/b\u003e has been a literary star in Japan for over thirty years. She has won numerous major awards in Japan including the Naoki Prize, one of Japan's most prestigious awards for popular fiction. \u003ci\u003eColorful\u003c\/i\u003e has been translated into seven different languages, and adapted into three films. \u003ci\u003eColorful\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel to be translated into English. She lives in Tokyo, Japan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJocelyne Allen\u003c\/b\u003e has translated hundreds of short stories, novels, and manga, including the Eisner Award-winning titles \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein \u003c\/i\u003eby Junji Ito and \u003ci\u003eOnward Toward Our Noble Deaths\u003c\/i\u003e by Shigeru Mizuki. She splits her time between Toronto and Tokyo.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 20, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Colorful\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699370889279,"sku":"9781640094420","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/137e66e381f13b54c1cc417f165a320c.webp?v=1765013383","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/colorful-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}