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It's the day of the Minegahara Sports Festival! Kaede, Rio, and Yuuma are all on the blue team with Sakuta. That is, until he gets stuck filling in for a beach volleyball junior athlete named Minagi Ootsu who's nowhere to be found. The festival goes on...
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It's the day of the Minegahara Sports Festival! Kaede, Rio, and Yuuma are all on the blue team with Sakuta. That is, until he gets stuck filling in for a beach volleyball junior athlete named Minagi Ootsu who's nowhere to be found.
The festival goes on with the Ball Toss and the Scavenger Hunt, and finally, Sakuta is free to eat lunch with Mai. On the way there, however, he happens upon Minagi in the last place he would have expected.
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Beach Queen + (light novel) by Andrew Cunningham and Keji Mizoguchi offers a captivating glimpse into a day filled with unexpected encounters and challenges.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9798855434453
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 September 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: Yen Press
Audience: General / adult, Children
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Width: 140.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 168
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