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Ash's Cabin
Jen Wang
Illustrator: Jen Wang
Ages: 14+
Published: 2024
Publisher: First Second/Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-1-250-75406-6
Keywords: Adventure/Mystery-LGTBQ+, Chinese Americans, Forest Fires, Survival, Wilderness Living, Search Parties
Nonbinary outlier Ash, 15, decides to live alone in their grandfather's remote cabin with their dog Chase. This proves to be more difficult than they had thought. Earthtone watercolor illustrations.