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The Little Girl at the Window (1981)

Author: Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

Country: Japan

Introduction: Totto-Chan is a shy little girl. She is afraid of talking to people and hates to go to school. But after she enters Tomoe Gakuen, she gradually becomes open and enthuasitic about life under the guidance of the headmaster and her teachers. The book is based on the author’s own childhood and probes the true education of children.