Along the Same Street

A Japanese boy’s first encounter with an American is terrifying. Fortunately, it won’t be his last. Eventually, Kenta will have to decide how far the street he lives along extends into the world. He’ll have to reconcile his love of home and family with his grandfather’s lingering emotions from an almost forgotten war. Told from Kenta’s point-of-view, in an earnest and guileless voice, this intercultural coming-of-age story provides a refreshing perspective on personal friendships spanning the Pacific, and a thought-provoking account of one Japanese boy’s adventure learning a foreign language.