★ A new short story collection by award-winning Korean children’s author Park Hyomi, focusing on adolescent growth. The book has been featured on multiple recommended reading lists in Korea for its authentic and nuanced portrayal of the confusion and growth of adolescence.
★ Illustrator Im Nawoon uses a relatable comic-style art to vividly capture the growing pains of teenage life.
★ This collection contains five short stories that depict young people navigating unexpected challenges of adolescence, accompanied by detailed and warm cartoon-style illustrations that make the stories feel intimate and accessible.

Story 1. Love on the Scale
A teenage girl, Damha, who goes through a breakup with her boyfriend,
embarks on a journey of self-discovery through dieting.
Story 2. Love’s Water Molecule
Hana tries to make her indifferent boyfriend feel that their relationship is
special.
Story 3. Principle of Current Interruption Heewon unfolds a plan to prevent her best friend from developing feelings for her older sister.
Story 4. I Am Here
Jaehee begins investigating the social media accounts of a high school
senior boy she fell in love with at first sight.
Story 5. Am I Okay?
Jiyu seeks to fill the void left by her mother’s absence with the presence of a friend.

Text：Park Hyomi,
A renowned Korean children’s literature author, Park has long been driven by a steadfast commitment to “confront social realities and tell authentic stories for children.” With a delicate touch, she portrays the everyday challenges and growth-oriented reflections of young readers, crafting works that blend literary depth with heartfelt realism. Her distinctive style was established through titles such as Diary Library, I Will Blaze My Own Path to School, Is My Pocket Money Enough?, The Little Merchant, Blackbird, Tank Nine-Dan’s Social Life Volumes 1 and 2, and The Tale of Mr. Baek. Her latest collection, Puberty: Let’s Eat Fried Chicken First!, focuses on the adolescent experience, continuing her signature blend of profound storytelling and warmhearted core themes while offering a humorous, healing perspective to help teens navigate the trials of growing up.

Illustrations： Im Nawoon
An active creator in both comics and illustration, Lim is known for capturing tender memories through her art. She excels at using nuanced brushwork to convey characters’ emotions and subtle narrative details. As a comic artist and illustrator, she has produced works including We Are Here Now, Goryangil, Uncle Sansan, and Welcome to Eternity, and has also illustrated books like Dong-hee’s Today, The Reluctant Subject, First, Let’s Have Chicken and Then, Puberty!, Just a Little More Beat, and Help Me Keep This Secret. In this book, Lim employs a cartoon-style illustration approach to precisely evoke the delicate emotions of adolescence, infusing the story with vivid visual appeal that resonates with young audiences.

Story 1. Love on the Scale
Story 2. Love’s Water Molecule
Story 3. Principle of Current Interruption
Story 4. I Am Here
Story 5. Am I Okay?
Author’s Note
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