The Haven

Illustrated by Lauren Mugford
Published by Oni Press
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About the Book

“There’s nothing wrong with you. That’s the secret of the Haven, and with it, you can do anything.” From Jayel Seymour (Nadya Skylung and the Cloudship Rescue) and debut creator Lauren Mugford comes The Haven, a heartfelt adventure with a big twist about making peace with your differences and discovering where you belong. Closeted, queer twelve-year-old J is cursed, reliving sixth grade over and over. Same bullies, same school, same loneliness. Something terrible keeps happening at the end of the year, and then the year resets. But he can’t remember what the Terrible Thing is. And he can’t escape . . . until two new kids show up. Rory—brave, confident, and instantly popular—seems like everything J wants to be. P—a fierce loner with a big secret—wants nothing to do with J or anyone else. And they’re trapped in the time loop, too. Looking for any means of escape, the unlikely trio find a portal into the Haven, a shifting landscape of floating islands and fantastical magic that comes to people who need help solving unsolvable problems. In the heart of the Haven they discover a raging conflict that touches all three of them. J, Rory, and P soon discover the only way to break their time loop is to face a fear they’ve been running from for their whole lives.

About the Author

Middle-grade fantasy writer Jayel Seymour, a Colorado Book Award finalist (Nadya Skylung and the Cloudship Rescue) and two-time Junior Library Guild selectee, makes their graphic novel debut with The Haven. They live with their wife, kids, and cats in Vermont, where they serve as a packhorse for their children’s library hauls, dungeon master for their family tabletop campaigns, and take great joy in maintaining a raspberry patch.

About the Illustrator

Lauren Mugford lives in Ontario, Canada, with her girlfriend, Sacha, and their grumpy pumpernickel loaf of a cat, Perri. They love overanalyzing pop culture media, reading fanfiction, and expressing queer joy through their art. The Haven is Mugford’s debut middle-grade graphic novel.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Oni Press (January 26, 2027)
  • Length: 184 pages
  • ISBN13: 9798894884318
  • Ages: 8 - 13

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