HEAVEN (MIEKO KAWAKAMI) (PB)

In Heaven, a fourteen-year-old boy is tormented for having a lazy eye. Instead of resisting, he chooses to suffer in silence. The only person who understands what he is going through is a female classmate, Kojima, who experiences similar treatment at the hands of her bullies. Providing each other with immeasurable consolation, the two young friends grow closer than ever. But what, ultimately, is the nature of a friendship when your shared bond is terror?