Ash's Cabin

Ash has always felt alone. Adults ignore the climate crisis, and other kids Ash's age care more about pop stars and popularity than about fighting for change. Even Ash's family seems to be sleepwalking through life. The one person who understood Ash was Grandpa Edwin, who died after talking about building a secret cabin deep in the California wilderness.

Ash starts to wonder whether he ever built it, and whether it is still out there waiting. The possibly mythical cabin begins to look like the ideal place for a fresh start and a way out of the alienation that shadows Ash's daily life.

But making a home in the wild is not easy. Ash wants to be alone, yet cannot be sure of being happy alone, or even surviving alone. This graphic novel by Jen Wang is about self-discovery, self-reliance and choosing to live when it feels as though there is no place for you in the world.