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From the writer of "Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day" and "The Anthem of the Heart" comes the next expressive tale of the fight against one''s own demons.Mari Okada grew up in rural Chichibu, a truant for most of her adolescent life. She observed school life from afar, often refusing to leave the confines of her room. But with the fateful encounter of a visiting school teacher, Okada found a way through the echelons of school using her untapped skill of turning words on a page into a unique voice that truly captured the essence of youthful spirit.From her own personal desires to leave home and find a place in "the world outside," Okada came face-to-face with her own anxiety and let her stories speak out on her behalf of her struggles to truly find peace with the world around her."From Truant to Anime Screenwriter: My Path to ''Anohana'' and ''The Anthem of the Heart''" is a gripping autobiography that details the not-so-succesful life of one of anime''s biggest screenwriters as she faces the hardest challenge of all: finding herself through her own works.