Love, Misha

Aden, Jam

ISBN 10: 1250866219 / ISBN 13: 9781250866219

Published by First Second, 2025

About this Item

320 pages. 8.50x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 1250866219

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Love, Misha
• Publisher: First Second
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1250866219
• ISBN 13: 9781250866219
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.66 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

William C. Morris YA Debut Award finalist
Selected for the Rainbow Book List
Comic Book Council 2026 KIDS FAVORITE
VLA Graphic Novel Diversity Award
Lammy Award Finalist

This beautifully drawn teen graphic novel explores the complicated, ever-evolving bond between a 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. Audrey still struggles to see Misha for who they truly are, even as Misha tries to open up about being non-binary. A heartfelt letter should make things easier―but somehow, it only makes everything more complicated.

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 escaping the spirit realm might be the easy part. To truly make it back, they’ll have to confront what’s kept them apart―and discover whether they can find their way back to each other.


"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

"Emotionally gratifying." ―Publishers Weekly

"An extended mother-child therapy session, with magic." ―Kirkus

About the Author

Askel Aden (he/him) is a queer cartoonist and bog creature based in Copenhagen, Denmark. He has been making comics since he knew what comics were; a path that eventually lead to a BA in Graphic Storytelling from The Animation Workshop in 2017, and has since then continued his art journey professionally. When he isn’t making too many different comics at the same time, he might be spotted in the wilderness looking at mushrooms and herons or in the kitchen baking cakes for his friends.