Look at the stars this summer
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Book Introduction
2023-2024 Reading Meter's 'Book of the Year'.
Mizuki Tsujimura's first youth novel in six years since "The Castle in the Mirror"!
“This summer, when we can’t be together, I’m glad we can look at the stars together.”
In the spring of 2020, Asa, a high school student in Ibaraki, Mahiro, a middle school student in Tokyo, and Madoka, a high school student in Nagasaki, are living in the midst of a pandemic.
Asa's club activities have been suspended, and Madoka, the daughter of the inn owner, is upset that she has become estranged from her best friend.
Mahiro, the only male freshman, welcomes the school closure with a bewildered heart, but his heart feels heavy.
Then one day, by chance, the three of them decide to look at the stars together online.
They decide to hold a "Star Catch Contest" where they search for stars using their own telescopes! New friendships are formed, and summer begins to shine brightly once again.
Because we only have this one time, and even though we are far apart, our skies are connected… .
Our summer is sparkling through the stars!
Mizuki Tsujimura's first youth novel in six years since "The Castle in the Mirror"!
“This summer, when we can’t be together, I’m glad we can look at the stars together.”
In the spring of 2020, Asa, a high school student in Ibaraki, Mahiro, a middle school student in Tokyo, and Madoka, a high school student in Nagasaki, are living in the midst of a pandemic.
Asa's club activities have been suspended, and Madoka, the daughter of the inn owner, is upset that she has become estranged from her best friend.
Mahiro, the only male freshman, welcomes the school closure with a bewildered heart, but his heart feels heavy.
Then one day, by chance, the three of them decide to look at the stars together online.
They decide to hold a "Star Catch Contest" where they search for stars using their own telescopes! New friendships are formed, and summer begins to shine brightly once again.
Because we only have this one time, and even though we are far apart, our skies are connected… .
Our summer is sparkling through the stars!
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index
Prologue… 007
Chapter 1: The Lost Daily Life… 009
Chapter 2: I want to know the answer… 057
Chapter 3: Facing Summer… 155
Chapter 4: Catch the Star… 271
Chapter 5: Close Yet Far… 415
The last chapter reaches you... 479
Epilogue… 511
Chapter 1: The Lost Daily Life… 009
Chapter 2: I want to know the answer… 057
Chapter 3: Facing Summer… 155
Chapter 4: Catch the Star… 271
Chapter 5: Close Yet Far… 415
The last chapter reaches you... 479
Epilogue… 511
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Into the book
After thinking for a while, I suddenly got up.
What I want to say to my friend whose contest was canceled.
I thought about calling, but I wanted to leave a message, so I sent Mikoto a LINE message.
“There is no bigness or smallness, no specialness in sadness and resentment.”
--- p.18
I saw a news report that schools would be closed for some time after a state of emergency was declared.
I'm probably the unluckiest first-year middle school student in the country right now.
Mahiro begged and begged desperately.
Corona, please keep going! I wish schools would stay closed forever!
--- p.38
It's not Madoka's fault, so this situation isn't Madoka's fault.
It can't be helped because of the coronavirus.
It's not like we're completely out of touch or bullying.
Madoka continues to greet Koharu without getting angry, hoping that things will return to 'the way they were' someday.
But if it still bothers you, if you don't like it, is that too greedy?
--- p.112
“At least I want to make memories through club activities.
“There aren’t many people here, so I hope they let me do whatever I want.”
"yes.
“If things continue like this, we won’t be able to face summer,” Haruna-senpai said proudly.
“Ah.” Riku and Asa shouted almost simultaneously.
Summer is upon us! Our manager hasn't given up on summer activities.
That fact was conveyed clearly through those words.
“I feel like adults have decided that this year is a ‘wait and see’ year because they don’t know what will happen, and that makes me angry.
This year too, we will definitely create something that we can be satisfied with and say, 'We did this.'
“Let’s show it to the adults.”
--- p.179
“So, based on the above story, our second-year students make a proposal.
Asaga will tell you this.”
“Ah, yes.” At the manager’s words, a female student named Asa appeared on the screen, replacing Riku.
I wore a mask and had my hair in a bun just like everyone else.
“Ah, um,” Asa suddenly shouted, clearing his throat.
“Let’s join our Astronomy Club and Star Catch Contest!”
The wind blew from beyond the screen.
I felt that way.
--- p.220
Saturn's rings really do look like 'rings'.
The knowledge we get from TV and books actually exists.
I find myself moved by the simple things that come naturally to me, and I feel a sense of joy at having found a star.
If just confirming a known fact is this exciting, how much more delighted must have been the joy of the ancient astronomers who discovered these things one by one?
--- p.382
“Muto, Koyama!” I called out without thinking.
“Why?” the two people ask, looking towards Madoka.
“Have fun!” said Madoka.
And he expressed his gratitude in those words.
I am grateful for the two people who were concerned about me, as I heard from Gosi, and for introducing me to the world of astronomical observation, which I had never been interested in before, this summer.
“Thank you!” Madoka cried out, her heart about to burst.
--- p.391
Senior Haruna looked around at the astronomy club members standing on the rooftop.
“It’s so much fun.” Senior Haruna smiled.
"Don't you feel like we're really enjoying our youth today? Just like Riku said.
That's cool.
“Long live youth.”
What I want to say to my friend whose contest was canceled.
I thought about calling, but I wanted to leave a message, so I sent Mikoto a LINE message.
“There is no bigness or smallness, no specialness in sadness and resentment.”
--- p.18
I saw a news report that schools would be closed for some time after a state of emergency was declared.
I'm probably the unluckiest first-year middle school student in the country right now.
Mahiro begged and begged desperately.
Corona, please keep going! I wish schools would stay closed forever!
--- p.38
It's not Madoka's fault, so this situation isn't Madoka's fault.
It can't be helped because of the coronavirus.
It's not like we're completely out of touch or bullying.
Madoka continues to greet Koharu without getting angry, hoping that things will return to 'the way they were' someday.
But if it still bothers you, if you don't like it, is that too greedy?
--- p.112
“At least I want to make memories through club activities.
“There aren’t many people here, so I hope they let me do whatever I want.”
"yes.
“If things continue like this, we won’t be able to face summer,” Haruna-senpai said proudly.
“Ah.” Riku and Asa shouted almost simultaneously.
Summer is upon us! Our manager hasn't given up on summer activities.
That fact was conveyed clearly through those words.
“I feel like adults have decided that this year is a ‘wait and see’ year because they don’t know what will happen, and that makes me angry.
This year too, we will definitely create something that we can be satisfied with and say, 'We did this.'
“Let’s show it to the adults.”
--- p.179
“So, based on the above story, our second-year students make a proposal.
Asaga will tell you this.”
“Ah, yes.” At the manager’s words, a female student named Asa appeared on the screen, replacing Riku.
I wore a mask and had my hair in a bun just like everyone else.
“Ah, um,” Asa suddenly shouted, clearing his throat.
“Let’s join our Astronomy Club and Star Catch Contest!”
The wind blew from beyond the screen.
I felt that way.
--- p.220
Saturn's rings really do look like 'rings'.
The knowledge we get from TV and books actually exists.
I find myself moved by the simple things that come naturally to me, and I feel a sense of joy at having found a star.
If just confirming a known fact is this exciting, how much more delighted must have been the joy of the ancient astronomers who discovered these things one by one?
--- p.382
“Muto, Koyama!” I called out without thinking.
“Why?” the two people ask, looking towards Madoka.
“Have fun!” said Madoka.
And he expressed his gratitude in those words.
I am grateful for the two people who were concerned about me, as I heard from Gosi, and for introducing me to the world of astronomical observation, which I had never been interested in before, this summer.
“Thank you!” Madoka cried out, her heart about to burst.
--- p.391
Senior Haruna looked around at the astronomy club members standing on the rooftop.
“It’s so much fun.” Senior Haruna smiled.
"Don't you feel like we're really enjoying our youth today? Just like Riku said.
That's cool.
“Long live youth.”
--- p.510
Publisher's Review
Three years lost to the pandemic…
We needed a summer like this, we needed a story like this!
In 2020, the global spread of COVID-19 completely changed our daily lives.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic, and the Korean government announced enhanced social distancing measures in March 2020.
This was recorded as the first case in which a central government agency issued an administrative order in accordance with the Infectious Disease Prevention Act.
The situation in Japan was also dire.
In April 2020, a state of emergency was declared in Tokyo and other metropolitan areas, and was soon expanded nationwide.
Schools across the country also went into temporary closure.
Almost all activities except the sale of necessities were restricted.
The pandemic was an unprecedented event, and humanity was unprepared for it.
And now that the 'endemic' has finally been declared, it feels like that time has completely disappeared from our lives.
He says that while the events of 2019 are vivid, the years from 2020 to 2023 are remembered as a colorless, blurry mass.
Now that we've finally reached the endemic, how should we remember those days? What did those summers, springs, fall, and winters leave us?
From the fear of epidemics to war, poverty, and even a space war that never happened, humanity has written about everything.
The prolonged pandemic has also become a topic.
There were writers who recorded this time, the lost daily life and the fear.
Orhan Pamuk wrote "Night of the Plague", depicting the process of the explosion of fear of an epidemic, and Italian author Massimo Gramellini published "The Italian Apartment," a coming-of-age novel set in the northern part of the country, which was most affected by COVID-19.
108 poets from 48 countries around the world launched the online project 'Airborne Particles' and shared the language of solitude.
And Mizuki Tsujimura, an author who transparently looks into the light and darkness in the hearts of young people, recorded that time in her new novel, “Look at the Stars This Summer.”
Asawa, Madoka, and Mahiro, caught in the midst of a stifling pandemic, form new relationships online, and the process of observing stars and sharing their worries and dreams instantly transforms that hazy summer into a dazzling one.
Maybe we needed a summer like this, a story like this.
The first heart that encounters science,
A summer fairy tale by Mizuki Tsujimura filled with excitement!
What makes "Look at the Stars This Summer" special isn't just that it's set against the backdrop of a pandemic.
Mizuki Tsujimura vividly and movingly depicts the moment when scientific curiosity first blossoms.
From simple telescopes made with readily available materials, to replicas of those built by astronomer Cassini 300 years ago, to professional Nasmith telescopes, students learn about a variety of telescopes and the sense of accomplishment and joy they feel when they observe the stars in the night sky for the first time is palpable.
Suddenly, the surrounding nature, the sky, the mountains, the sea, and each and every flower, looks different.
"Looking at the Stars This Summer" says that science is a joy that can be experienced and felt directly in life.
The moment a star becomes a real entity in space rather than a mere 'point of light', scientific exploration begins.
Exploring and enjoying science during your youth is not simply preparation for majoring in science.
We live in an age where anyone can enjoy science in their daily lives, even if they don't necessarily become a scientist or work in a related field.
That first feeling, excitement and pride are described with unparalleled vividness.
Perhaps, only Mizuki Tsujimura can comfort the delicate minds of adolescence with a "scientific story" while also brightening up the three years that have been clouded by the coronavirus.
Summer has come.
Let's look up at the night sky and face this summer.
We needed a summer like this, we needed a story like this!
In 2020, the global spread of COVID-19 completely changed our daily lives.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic, and the Korean government announced enhanced social distancing measures in March 2020.
This was recorded as the first case in which a central government agency issued an administrative order in accordance with the Infectious Disease Prevention Act.
The situation in Japan was also dire.
In April 2020, a state of emergency was declared in Tokyo and other metropolitan areas, and was soon expanded nationwide.
Schools across the country also went into temporary closure.
Almost all activities except the sale of necessities were restricted.
The pandemic was an unprecedented event, and humanity was unprepared for it.
And now that the 'endemic' has finally been declared, it feels like that time has completely disappeared from our lives.
He says that while the events of 2019 are vivid, the years from 2020 to 2023 are remembered as a colorless, blurry mass.
Now that we've finally reached the endemic, how should we remember those days? What did those summers, springs, fall, and winters leave us?
From the fear of epidemics to war, poverty, and even a space war that never happened, humanity has written about everything.
The prolonged pandemic has also become a topic.
There were writers who recorded this time, the lost daily life and the fear.
Orhan Pamuk wrote "Night of the Plague", depicting the process of the explosion of fear of an epidemic, and Italian author Massimo Gramellini published "The Italian Apartment," a coming-of-age novel set in the northern part of the country, which was most affected by COVID-19.
108 poets from 48 countries around the world launched the online project 'Airborne Particles' and shared the language of solitude.
And Mizuki Tsujimura, an author who transparently looks into the light and darkness in the hearts of young people, recorded that time in her new novel, “Look at the Stars This Summer.”
Asawa, Madoka, and Mahiro, caught in the midst of a stifling pandemic, form new relationships online, and the process of observing stars and sharing their worries and dreams instantly transforms that hazy summer into a dazzling one.
Maybe we needed a summer like this, a story like this.
The first heart that encounters science,
A summer fairy tale by Mizuki Tsujimura filled with excitement!
What makes "Look at the Stars This Summer" special isn't just that it's set against the backdrop of a pandemic.
Mizuki Tsujimura vividly and movingly depicts the moment when scientific curiosity first blossoms.
From simple telescopes made with readily available materials, to replicas of those built by astronomer Cassini 300 years ago, to professional Nasmith telescopes, students learn about a variety of telescopes and the sense of accomplishment and joy they feel when they observe the stars in the night sky for the first time is palpable.
Suddenly, the surrounding nature, the sky, the mountains, the sea, and each and every flower, looks different.
"Looking at the Stars This Summer" says that science is a joy that can be experienced and felt directly in life.
The moment a star becomes a real entity in space rather than a mere 'point of light', scientific exploration begins.
Exploring and enjoying science during your youth is not simply preparation for majoring in science.
We live in an age where anyone can enjoy science in their daily lives, even if they don't necessarily become a scientist or work in a related field.
That first feeling, excitement and pride are described with unparalleled vividness.
Perhaps, only Mizuki Tsujimura can comfort the delicate minds of adolescence with a "scientific story" while also brightening up the three years that have been clouded by the coronavirus.
Summer has come.
Let's look up at the night sky and face this summer.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: July 25, 2024
- Page count, weight, size: 536 pages | 550g | 128*188*27mm
- ISBN13: 9791191803334
- ISBN10: 1191803333
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