I really shouldn’t be nominating books when I can barely keep up with books clubs atm 
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ANYWAY
夏目友人帳 // Natsume’s Book of Friends
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Available formats: physical / ebook / partial furigana
Summary - Japanese
古物店の主が遺した奇妙な手紙。夏目が店に入ると妖の声が!? 笛吹く妖怪や、夢を操る妖怪も登場。アニメ『夏目友人帳 参・肆』のシリーズ構成の脚本家による完全オリジナルストーリー3編収録。『夏目友人帳』待望の初小説化！
Summary - English
A strange letter left behind by the owner of an antique shop. When Natsume enters the shop, he hears the voice of a demon! Demons who play the flute and demons who manipulate dreams also make an appearance. This book contains three completely original stories written by the scriptwriter of the anime series Natsume’s Book of Friends III and IV. The long-awaited first novelization of Natsume’s Book of Friends!
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Reason(s) for nominating: This is a really popular series, both the manga and anime. The light novel is an original story and not an adaptation, so it would be new even for people that have already read the manga.
Some things to consider:
- It is not written by the same author as the original manga.
- It’s more aimed towards middle schoolers than elementary schoolers
- The pages seem pretty dense:
