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2015

Format:	Book
Author:	Ōima,Yoshitoki, author.
Title:	A silent voice. 1 / Yoshitoki Oima ; [translation, lettering, Steven LeCroy].
Publisher, Date:	New York : Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC, ©2015.
Description:	186 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm
Publication Year:	2015
Summary:	"Shoya is a bully. When Shoko, a girl who can't hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes their favorite target, and Shoya and his friends goad each other into devising new tortures for her. But the children's cruelty goes too far. Shoko is forced to leave the school, and Shoya ends up shouldering all the blame. Six years later, the two meet again. Can Shoya make up for his past mistakes, or is it too late?"--provided from Amazon.com.
Target Audience Note:	"T, ages 13+"--Back cover.
Subjects:	Deaf children -- Comic books, strips, etc. Bullying -- Comic books, strips, etc. Bullies -- Comic books, strips, etc. Conduct of life -- Comic books, strips, etc. School children -- Comic books, strips, etc. Teenagers -- Comic books, strips, etc. Comic books, strips, etc -- Japan. Bullies -- Comic books, strips, etc. Deaf children. Bullying. Bullies. School children. Comic books, strips, etc. Conduct of life. Teenagers. Japan.
Genre:	Graphic novels. Graphic novels. Comics (Graphic works)
Other Author:	LeCroy, Steven, translator, letterer.
Other Title:	Koe no katachi. English Silent voice. Volume 1 Silent voice. One
Notes:	Reads from right to left. "First published in Japan in 2013 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo as Koe no katachi volume 1."--Colophon. "A Kodansha Comics Trade Paperback Original"--Colophon. Translated from Japanese.
ISBN:	9781632360564 (paperback) 163236056X (paperback)
Other Number:	889996939
Current Holds:	1
Local Availability:	0 (of 1)
System Availability:	6 (of 10)
Control Number:	1594944

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LEARNING TO LISTEN
Shoya is a bully. When Shoko, a girl who can’t hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes their favorite target, and Shoya and his friends goad each other into devising new tortures for her. But the children’s cruelty goes too far. Shoko is forced to leave the school, and Shoya ends up shouldering all the blame. Six years later, the two meet again. Can Shoya make up for his past mistakes, or is it too late?

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