{"id":9255,"date":"2018-04-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=9255"},"modified":"2018-04-10T09:31:41","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T14:31:41","slug":"j-is-japan-in-last-leaves-falling-by-sarah-benwell-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=9255","title":{"rendered":"J is Japan in Last Leaves Falling, by Sarah Benwell (book review)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9387\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?attachment_id=9387\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/the-last-leaves-falling-9781481430654_hr.jpg?fit=1399%2C2114&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1399,2114\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"the-last-leaves-falling-9781481430654_hr\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/the-last-leaves-falling-9781481430654_hr.jpg?fit=678%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9387\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/the-last-leaves-falling-9781481430654_hr.jpg?resize=199%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/the-last-leaves-falling-9781481430654_hr.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/the-last-leaves-falling-9781481430654_hr.jpg?resize=678%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 678w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/the-last-leaves-falling-9781481430654_hr.jpg?w=1399&amp;ssl=1 1399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/>Knows he is dying,<br \/>\nlosing body control, bit by bit &#8211;<br \/>\nand finally finding friends who don&#8217;t care?<\/p>\n<p>Have a hankie at hand when you read Abe&#8217;s determination to get the last word over the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alsa.org\/about-als\/symptoms.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ALS<\/a> that&#8217;s attacking his 17 year old body and his almost-too-late joy in meeting peers who look past his condition to <a href=\"http:\/\/thealsexpress.com\/death-with-dignity-my-thoughts\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">help him when he needs it most<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read the first chapter free at the publisher&#8217;s website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/The-Last-Leaves-Falling\/Sarah-Benwell\/9781481430654\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> (scroll down to Excerpt), then discover the rest of this Japanese teen&#8217;s story at your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/libraries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">local library<\/a> or favorite <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/indie-store-finder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">independent bookstore<\/a> in hardcover or paperback.<\/p>\n<p>What would you do to help a friend?<br \/>\n**kmm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Book info<\/strong>: The Last Leaves Falling \/ Sarah Benwell (or Fox Benwell). Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2015 (hardcover), 2016 (paperback) [<a href=\"http:\/\/foxbenwell.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">author site<\/a>] [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/The-Last-Leaves-Falling\/Sarah-Benwell\/9781481430654\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">publisher site<\/a>] Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"714\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Fi6fgNKnPM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knows he is dying, losing body control, bit by bit &#8211; and finally finding friends who don&#8217;t care? 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