君の膵臓をたべたい (light novel)
by 住野よる
Young adult · ages 15–18 · grades 10–12 · 950L · 281 pages · 6
Why we'd hand it over
A contemplative, emotionally intelligent YA about mortality and connection that earns its shock title; the prose is reflective rather than melodramatic, but the ending will hit hard only if you've let the quiet intimacy of the relationship settle in first.