The Marvelous Village Veiled in Mist

This was the story that inspired Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away. Winner of the 1974 Kodansha Award for New Writers of Children's Literature, and the JAWC New Talent Award. "Sixth-grader Lina spends a summer vacation in the Misty Valley, where her encounters with the eccentric residents there help her grow. A brilliant work of juvenile literature that served as inspiration for the Studio Ghibli animated film Spirited Away."