一个男孩与假想朋友之间的故事——以假想朋友的视角讲述

扎克现在应该已经长大了，不需要假想朋友了，扎克自己也知道这一点。他已经11岁了，早就过了和假想朋友进行史诗般虚构冒险的日子。但五年前父亲去世后，扎克只想逃离现实世界。所以他的假想朋友，铲子，并没有像其他孩子的那样消逝。他们的友谊也越来越牢固。但现在扎克上了初中，面临着很多棘手的情况。他**的朋友抛弃了他，去找更酷的人玩。他的同学们在走廊上嘲笑他。他依然很想念他的父亲，现实又这么糟糕。这就是为什么假想朋友铲子还存在的原因。但是，扎克过度活跃的想象力是在帮助他，还是在把身边的人推开？本书是一个关于友谊、失落、成长的创造性故事，凄美、幽默、令人叹为观止，只有假想朋友才知道。

The story of a boy and his imaginary friend—told by the imaginary friend

Zach should’ve outgrown his imaginary friend by now. He knows this. He’s 11, long past the days when kids are supposed to go on epic make-believe adventures with their invisible friends. But after the death of his father five years ago, all Zach wanted was an escape from the real world. So his imaginary friend, Shovel, hasn’t faded away like the other kids’ have. Their imaginary friendship grew stronger. But now Zach’s in middle school, and things are getting awkward. His best friend ditched him for a cooler crowd. His classmates tease him in the hallways. He still misses his dad. Reality is the worst. Which is why Zach makes regular visits to a fantasy world with Shovel. But is Zach’s overactive imagination helping him deal with loss or just pushing people away? Poignant, humorous, and breathtaking, Imaginary is an inventive story of friendship, loss, and growing up . . . as only an imaginary friend could tell it.