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Author
Series
With the light volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Sachiko struggles to maintain her cheery outlook on life and hold her family together as autistic Hikaru becomes sexually aware, his sister Kanon starts to feel the affects of having an autistic brother, and Masato relocates the family to his mother's house when he takes on a new job.
Author
Series
With the light volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
For Sachiko and Masato, it seems like only yesterday that their children, Hikaru and Kanon, were little. But these days, Kanon is about to start elementary school, while Hikaru is getting out into society and going to junior high by bus. However, in the outside world, some of Kikaru's insistenices that were acceptable when he was younger are not so any more. When one such habit creates chaos during the morning commute, Sachiko has to find a way to...
Author
Series
With the light volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press/Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Author
Series
With the light volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
"Another school year might be over for Hikaru Azuma, but his mom has no time to rest. With both a new teacher and new classmates of different ages and varying disabilities ahead in fifth grade, Sachiko starts preparing for the difficulties that come with sudden changes to her autistic son's routine. Despite her best efforts, Sachiko meets with much opposition from the new teacher, and the Azumas have to cope with Hikaru acting out as a result of the...
Author
Series
With the light volume 1
Publisher
Yen
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Told in completed chapters as well as unfinished pages that the creator drew while battling a long illness, this final volume of With the Light serves as a legacy to the late Keiko Tobe's inspiring dedication to bring to light the hardships and joys of raising an autistic child for readers around the world.
Author
Series
With the light volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
When staffing changes at Masato's company get him transferred to a dead-end job in the middle of nowhere, more suffering seems imminent for the Azuma family. However, Masato approaches the situtation with aplomb and comes up with new ways to pave the way for Hikaru and thos elike him to become "cheerful working adults"--with surprising results. Hikaru himself seems to be getting closer, bit by bit, to achieving this goal as the Azumas decide to foster...
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