Copyright Date:
2022
Edition Date:
2022
Release Date:
03/22/22
Pages:
153 pages
ISBN:
1-9753390-0-2
ISBN 13:
978-1-9753390-0-5
Dewey:
Fic
Dimensions:
21 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist
Kikuzato and his best friend, Take, were going to take their new high-school soccer team by storm. But, an accident cost Kikuzato his leg and left him out of school for an entire year. Now, he's sworn off sports altogether. When he races through a train station one day to help a kid who's about to be stuck, he's spotted by Chidori, a prosthetist who is impressed by Kikuzato's speed despite not having the right prosthetic. The two come to a deal idori will develop a custom leg for Kikuzato as long as he keeps running. This text masterfully balances humor and thoughtfulness as it tackles a serious topic. Chidori and Kikuzato are a great balance to one another; one provides plenty of levity while the other is a grump who refuses to get too close to anyone else. The pacing of the storytelling is also very well done. This would be a wonderful addition to libraries serving teens for the depth of its storytelling and the representation of physical disabilities.
Shouta Kikuzatos hopes of starting on his schools prestigious soccer team are derailed when a terrible incident costs him his leg. Now in his first year of high school (again), Kikuzato has resigned himself to never reaching his athletic dreams. But when Chidori, a passing prosthetist, notices Kikuzatos artificial limb- and speed-as he races through the train station, the specialist proposes a partnership: Chidori will build Kikuzato a brand-new leg designed solely for speed. All Kikuzato has to do is run!