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	While I Was Away 4.22 avg rating — 1,067 ratings — published 2021 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dream, Annie, Dream 4.19 avg rating — 442 ratings — published 2022 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Very Unfortunate Wish of Melony Yoshimura 3.78 avg rating — 355 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Perfect: A Picture Book About ionism, Kintsugi, and Japanese Culture for Children (Ages 4-8) by Waka T. Brown (Goodreads Author), Yuko Jones (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.25 avg rating — 138 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rick Kotani's 400 Million Dollar Summer: 3.91 avg rating — 79 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Even though it was clear honors English might be a bit of a struggle for Kris, it was easy to be friends with her. Friendships shouldn't be forced, or difficult. The best friendships were the ones that occurred shizen ni--naturally.”
― Waka T. Brown, While I Was Away

tags: english-japanese-quote, friendship-quotes

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“I'm not lying..." My voice shook, but I had to defend myself. I knew I was weird and awkward here. Since I always forgot my hat, my skin was darker, not the pale shade people thought was pretty here. I knew I had a funny haircut, and maybe I was a burden, maybe I was a nuisance--no, I knew I was, a burden to my aunts, uncles, cousins, Mr. Adachi, Reiko. and maybe the way I spoke made me seem rude when I didn't mean to be... but I didn't say that. I did not lie.”
― Waka T. Brown, While I Was Away

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