Summer contrails… 9
In the summer forest we… 47
The Road to Hello… 71
Sea of ​​​​Trouble… 107
Crescent Moon Forest… 143
Author's Message … 179

The 1st Sowon Youth Literature Award Excellence Award Winner
The first fruit of a literary award that embodies the earnest wish to reach out to young people.
The first Sowon Youth Literature Award Excellence Award winner, “Summer’s Flight Luck,” has been published.
The Sowon Youth Literature Award is a literary award created by Sowon Tree, which has comforted the hearts of young people with its honest gaze and warm writing, with the earnest wish to get closer to the youth of today.
『Summer's Flight Clouds』, which was unanimously selected by the judges for the Excellence Award, is a collection of short stories that delicately depicts the weighty themes of 'death' and 'mourning'.
The judges, Lee Ok-su, Kim Seon-hee, and Kim Hye-jeong, did not spare their praise, saying, “This work is truly significant in that it showcases the essence of high-quality youth literature.”

Pay attention to the moment of loss that no one can avoid.
A work that stands out for its genuine emotional portrayal and simple sentences.
『Summer's Flight Cloud』 contains five stories centered around 'death,' a crucial event that every human being must face.
Death is a universal event that comes to everyone, but the emotions it leaves behind are deeply personal.
The work delicately captures this duality of death.
The experience of loss that befalls the characters is universal, and the grief that each character feels is portrayed in a unique way.
The author's genuine emotional descriptions and simple sentences naturally bring back memories of loss for each reader and allow them to deeply empathize with the characters.


How to navigate the time of mourning together, not alone
The story of those left behind and living on despite the loss
How do I cope with the loss of having a loved one no longer by my side?
The characters in the work are immersed in a deep sense of loss.
Sometimes, unable to handle those feelings, they lie out of habit, take sleeping pills, keep their mouths shut, and live like shadows.

However, they pass the time of mourning by holding the hand of the person next to them.
When we fall into deep despair due to someone's absence, the work speaks in a quiet but firm voice that what helps us get back on our feet is the presence of someone else who stays by our side.
Holding hands, the characters mourn the death, embrace the feelings left behind, and ultimately find their own way to live.
The reason why all the stories are set in summer is a metaphor for how dazzling the youth of today are, living like the brightly shining sun.
This work will serve as a gentle, encouraging song for young people who are moving forward in life despite deep sorrow.

A rich reading experience with diverse stories ranging from reality to science fiction.
The five short stories share the same theme, but are colorful.
It contains a wide range of stories, from those based on reality to science fiction stories set in the near future.
If "Summer's Flight" and "The Road to Goodbye" are stories set in reality, "In the Summer Forest, We" is set in virtual reality, and "The Sea of ​​Circulation" is set in a future society where androids have become commercialized.
The wide genre spectrum provides readers with a rich reading experience and demonstrates that form is not all that important when it comes to telling stories of grief and loss.