夏休みに、ぼくが図書館で見つけたもの（読みもの）
What I Found at the Library During Summer Vacation
カテゴリー: Japanese Children's Books、おすすめ！日本の子どもの本、読みもの／chapter books and novels
『夏休みに、ぼくが図書館で見つけたもの』（Natsuyasumi ni, boku ga toshokan de mitsuketa mono）
家のすぐそばの図書館に０歳から通っていたという本好きの少年・達輝（たつき）は、人に本を紹介するのが抜群にうまい。高学年を対象にした図書館の読書クラブのメンバーのなかでも、５年生なのに６年生よりたくさん本を読んでいて児童書の蔵書にも詳しいのだ。達輝は、これまであまり口をきいたことのない同じクラスの彩友（あゆ）に、５歳の時に母親から読んでもらった本を探してほしいと頼まれる。書名も作者もわからず、孤児が出てきた外国の本というだけのヒントで探すがなかなか見つからない。夏休みのある日、ふたりは図書館で同じクラスの令央（れお）が、所在なげにしているのを見つける。達輝は彩友に促され、あまり本を読まない彼のために、宿題の読書感想文用の本を選んでやる。
図書館と本をきっかけに、それまで交流のなかった３人が親しくなり、それぞれが抱えている悩みや家庭の事情も浮かび上がってくる。本探しを通して、図書館のシステムや利用法や司書の仕事もさりげなく紹介され、図書館の役割や大切さとともに、かけがえのない本に出会うことの素晴らしさも伝わってくる。彩友が母親に読んでもらった本を、今頃になってなぜ探すのか。その理由とともに、その本がついに見つかる結末もさわやかで心地よく、図書館で見つかったことの大きさが心に残る。（野上）
| 出版社 | あかね書房 |
|---|---|
| 初版年 | 2019年 |
| ISBN | 9784251044372 |
| ページ数 | 192頁 |
| サイズ | 21×16 |
| 対象年齢 | 11歳から |
| キーワード | 本 友だち 夏休み 読書感想文 |
What I Found at the Library During Summer Vacation
A fifth-grader named Tatsuki loves books and has been going to the library by his house his entire life. Because he reads so much, he is good at recommending books to people. Having read even more of the library’s holdings than the sixth graders in the upper-elementary reading club, he actually knows the juvenile inventory.
Tatsuki is asked by Ayu, a girl in his class who hasn’t said much to him before, to find a book her mother read to her when she was five. Ayu knows neither the title nor the author, just that the book originated overseas and features an orphan. Tatsuki searches hard based on these hints, but comes up empty at first.
Then, one day during summer vacation, Tatsuki and Ayu see their classmate Reo, who likes soccer, looking bored at the library. At Ayu’s urging, Tatsuki picks out a book that Reo might like for the assigned summer book report.
With the library and books as connection points, the three students, who had not spent much time together before, become close. They begin to share their personal struggles and family circumstances. Their book searches introduce how to use the library and reveal the role and importance of libraries—and the thrill and wonder of finding the right book.
Why is Ayu searching now for a book that her mother read to her at age five? The reason grows clear at the end, when the book is found in a comforting, invigorating conclusion. During summer when students cannot meet at school, the library sets the stage for invaluable experiences that echo strongly in the heart. (Nogami)
- text: Hamano, Kyoko | illus. Morikawa, Izumi
- Akane Shobo
- 2019
- 192 pages
- 21×16
- ISBN 9784251044372
- Ages 11 +
Books, Summer vacation, Book reports