Real, Volume 2

March 1, 2009
Grades 10-1 Fourteen-year-old Kiyoharus dreams of being a famous athletehe was one of the top sprinters in Japanare dashed when he is diagnosed with bone cancer and loses his ability to walk. Rather than give up on sports, he trains to be a basketball player, determined to not let his wheelchair get in the way. Later on, his team captain is hit by a truck, and he, too, loses the ability to walk. Lying alone in a hospital bed, he too must learn to accept his impairment, even thoughit doesnt come easy. This second volume in the manga series is a brutal, honest, piercing sports story about never giving up.The art is much more realistic than that found in most manga, and its story line practically sears off the pages.A prime example of how deep manga can be, with a tale as serious and complex as any novel or movie, this is a story that stays in the mind long after its been read for its powerful art, story, and theme.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2009, American Library Association.)