
Arthur Bach

Linda Marolla Bach

Hobson

Martha Bach

Burt Johnson

Fairchild

Susan Johnson

Mrs. Canby

Mr. Butterworth

Bitterman

Ralph Marolla
Stanford Bach

When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big, he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight, but he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups, including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.

In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.

Fourth chapter in the "S-Friends" series. After a shocking incident, Shoko breaks up with Kazuki and begins having one-night stands with various men. Meanwhile, she gradually becomes attracted to her colleague, Hasegawa Sakutarō. Meanwhile, Kazuki, who lives on a remote island in the countryside, meets Kazebuki Mei, a writer who wanders from place to place like a rootless wanderer, and begins to ponder the concepts of love and life. Shoko and Kazuki spend their days apart, without contacting each other, until one day they are reunited.