During a fierce blizzard in Japan’s Jigokudani Valley, twelve-year-old Renji Sato becomes stranded while trying to photograph snow monkeys for a contest. Shivering and alone, he’s unexpectedly welcomed into the macaques’ natural hot spring by a compassionate troop who sense his distress. Through this quiet act of interspecies kindness, Renji learns that true connection lies not in capturing...
In the coastal village of Batu Maung, twelve-year-old Eddy copes with the loss of his mother to a sudden storm by leaving offerings of fried banana and whispered prayers on his rooftop, believing the clouds might hear him. When his rituals begin to make thunderstorms pause and shift course, he realizes the skies are not just weather—they are alive with memory and grief. As Typhoon Laila threatens...
