Love, Misha

A William C. Morris YA Debut Award finalist
A Lamba Award Nominee
**Selected for the Rainbow Book List
A Comic Book Council 2026 KIDS FAVORITE!
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"_Drenched in golden hues, this adventure captures the nuance of strained familial relationships with ease. " —Booklist, starred review

_"_An emotionally realistic, situationally fantastic, and vibrantly illustrated graphic novel." —_School Library Journal
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"Emotionally gratifying." —Publishers Weekly"An extended mother-child therapy session, with magic." —_Kirkus
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**In this stunning YA adventure, debut author Askel Aden weaves a story of family schism and reconciliation that effortlessly enriches the complex dynamics of mother and child.

**Can this road trip get any worse?
Yes, Mom (Audrey) wanted to spend time with Misha. And yes, she’s never around and they don’t even live together, so this is a rare opportunity. But Audrey still thinks of Misha as her daughter, despite Misha being non-binary and trying to talk to her openly about it. Misha even tries to write how they feel in a letter, but that isn’t going well either.

Then a wrong turn down a forest road leads the mother-child duo straight into the Realm of Spirits! Suddenly in peril and without a clue how to return to their world, Misha and Audrey will have to work together to find their way back home. But can they find a way back to each other?