Brave Story
Miyuki Miyabe
Haikasoru/VIZ Media
<p>Alone after his father his hospitalized and his mother attempts suicide, Wataru Mitani ventures from the real world to the land of Vision, where he seeks five magical gemstones representing the qualities of charity, bravery, faith, grace, and the power of light and darkness. With these, perhaps Watari can change his fate and bring his family together again.</p><p>Winner of the 2008 Batchelder Award.</p>