Low Orbit

“Masterful…Azar’s earnest struggle to bridge emotional distances is something every reader will relate to.” — Rebecca Mickey Mock, artist of Compass South and Salt Magic

“Low Orbit is a tender and evocative graphic novel about the pain and joy of all our relationships. You will be drawn into Azar’s world with every page. An exquisite debut.” — Tillie Walden, author of On a Sunbeam

“Lee’s deft cartooning tells an immersive story of adolescent queer experience with specificity and clarity. I loved it.” — Priya Huq, author of Piece by Piece: The Story of Nisrin's Hijab

“This lovely, generous book offers a fresh and exuberant perspective on queerness. Intergenerational and intercultural in its scope, it offers readers a look at the radical possibilities that open to us when we learn how to be ourselves with each other.” — Dr. Shiamin Kwa, author of Regarding Frames: Thinking with Comics in the Twenty-First Century

“A moving journey of self-acceptance.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Lee has crafted an earnest coming-of-age graphic novel... Azar’s resilience can be a model for teens to recognize that the pain they are in now is not how they might feel in the future.” — School Library Journal