I read "Totto-chan: The little girl at the window". It's a cute story about curious, intelligent little girl living in Tokyo during World War II. She was expelled from public schools. Her mom had to find out a shool where the freedom of expression was permitted. And that was Tomoe, the school was unconventional, using the old railway carriages as classrooms. The school was run by an extraordinary teacher, who could listen to Totto-chan's story for 4 hours, who could understand every student having special personality. In there, students had a lot of fun, freedom, and love.