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畢業前夕、朋友圈洗牌、藏在泳衣底下的身體焦慮……這個夏天過後，我們還會是最好的朋友嗎？暑假的最後一天，通常意味著冰淇淋、曬傷的肩膀，還有……一場絕對不能錯過的「泳池派對」。但對主角們來說，今年的派對不一樣。這不僅是小學生活的終點，更是通往未知國中生活的起點。Emma Steinkellner 用最懂青少年的溫柔筆觸，畫出了每個孩子（甚至是長大後的我們）都曾體驗過的「成長陣痛」。像是...當最好的朋友開始有了新的小圈圈，我該怎麼辦？面對發育的尷尬、換上泳裝的焦慮，如何找回自信？走向新階段之前，我們該如何好好說再見？不論你是正站在成長十字路口的孩子，還是渴望重溫夏日情懷的內在小孩，《Last Day Pool Party》都將帶你跳進那座充滿勇氣的水池。From the bestselling author of the Okay Witch series comes a contemporary graphic novel about the only thing standing between the kids of Orange Grove Junior High and summer break--one party, and a whole lot of drama. Six very different kids' stories collide at an unforgettable last day pool party in this hilarious and relatable story about friendship, popularity and the messiness of growing up. When her name gets skipped at the eighth-grade graduation ceremony, Rose decides she is done being invisible. She's determined to finally stand out and make her unfulfilled middle school dreams come true at the upcoming pool party. But she's not the only one who wants to

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