對別人來說，Gumbling 是童話裡才會出現的魔法世界；對十二歲的 Nell Starkeeper 而言，這裡只是她的家。社區中心是一座城堡、爸爸們經營星星農場、好友 Myra 是仙子，這些都比不上七年級的實習分發重要。Nell 一心想跟著知名藝術家 Wiz Bravo 學習，結果卻被分到鎮上檔案館，和她眼中無趣的 Mrs. Birdneck 共事。更糟的是，競爭對手 Leabelle 得到了夢寐以求的實習機會，好友 Myra 似乎也和她愈走愈近。此時，一群陌生人還打算把 Gumbling 改造成高級度假村。Nell 必須重新認識自己的家，也找出自己真正想走的方向。本書以圖像小說結合日記形式，將魔法世界與十二歲女孩的校園、友情及成長煩惱巧妙融合。● 圖像小說＋日記的混合形式，以 Nell 的角度記錄魔法小鎮裡的日常生活● 從實習落選、朋友疏遠到競爭心情，描寫十二歲孩子熟悉的友情與自我定位● 出版社以 Raina Telgemeier 遇上 The Land of Stories 形容本書，奇幻背景中保留貼近日常的成長故事Raina Telgemeir meets the Land of Stories in this charming graphic novel-diary hybrid about a twelve-year-old girl and her perfectly average magical life. To everyone else, the Magical Land of Gumbling is something out of fairy tales. But to Nell Starkeeper, it's just home. Sure, the town community center might be a castle, her dads run a star farm, and her best friend Myra is a fairy, but Nell is much more interested in finding out if she'll get the seventh grade apprenticeship of her dreams with world-famous artist Wiz Bravo
