KEY POINTS
● It is a collection of 5 short stories that keenly captures children's psychology on the boundary between reality and fantasy. Each protagonist in the 5short stories shares a common thread of being in an unsettling situation.
● The stories encourages young readers to reflect on their own wounds and fears while empowering them to move forward.
The protagonist of “Dudu” struggles with loneliness after a best friend transfers schools, leaving him alone. In “Mark,” the protagonist suffers from possessive feelings towards a friend she wants to be close to. The protagonist of “So, what I'm trying to say is” struggle to express himself properly under his authoritarian father's influence.
In “Tell Jenny Who's Sleeping and the Secret,” and “How Many Square Meters Is My Heart?,” the protagonists collectively endure unconventional and oppressive daily lives driven by their parents or educators' ambitions.