オレンジ 1
Natively Link: orange 1 | L23
Available formats: physical / ebook / audiobook / full furigana
Summary - Japanese
第1巻の内容紹介: 2015年12月に実写映画の公開（全国東宝系）が決まった、高野苺が描く青春ＳＦラブストーリーコミックス『ｏｒａｎｇｅ』の、ジュニア向けノベライズ第１弾。 原作コミックスは4巻まで発売中で累計150万部を突破している。 長野県松本市を舞台に、高校2年生の春、10年後の自分から手紙が届いた。そこには転校生の翔が17歳で亡くなってしまったことが書かれていた。 翔を救うため弱い自分を変えて奔走する菜穂とその仲間たちの青春ストーリー。
Summary - English
Volume 1 of 3: The first novelization of “Orange,” a coming-of-age science fiction love story by Ichigo Takano. Set in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture – In the spring of her second year of high school, Naho receives a letter from herself 10 years in the future. It says that Kakeru, a transfer student, dies at the age of 17. This is a coming-of-age story of Naho and her friends, who must overcome their weaknesses in their struggle to save Kakeru.
Content Warnings
Possible death (please read summary)
Reason(s) for nominating: If you received a letter from your future self, what would it take for you to believe it was real? 
What if believing it was real could save someone’s life? 
This light novel features simple one-perspective writing and takes place primarily in familiar school settings, yet has a storyline that makes it impossible for me to put down! A sprinkling of science fiction, romance, and mystery in the life of a teenage girl just trying to fit in. The primary caveat is that this book is part 1 of 3 – an interesting read on its own that fits the parameters of the club, but the biggest question of the series is not answered until book 3 