Low Orbit
Written by Kazimir Lee
Published by Top Shelf Productions
Fifteen-year-old Azar feels stuck. Her mom’s job forced them to move to Vermont, where Azar doesn’t know anyone. Her only friends are the next-door neighbors: an aging sci-fi writer and his nonbinary teen, Tristan, fellow misfits in the small-town community.
For a while, Azar can escape her troubles by disappearing into the pages of her kindly neighbor’s epic novel, The Exiles of Overworld. But when her queerness throws her life out of balance, Azar realizes some secrets can’t be escaped forever. Somewhere in the abandoned malls, lakes, and comic conventions that fill her new life, Azar fights to find herself.
What else will she discover?
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Publication Date: April 2025
Available As: Paperback, eBook
Young Adult, Graphic Novel, Age 13 or older
Community Represented: Malaysian/Malaysian American
Themes: Coming of Age, Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Graphic Novel, Identity: Exploration, LGBTQIA+, Religious Background: Muslim
Setting: United States (Vermont)
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Unknown Arrival
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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