Nova finds it hard to connect with others in school, so his mother gifts him with a strange purple cat named Oken. Initially the two struggle to get along, but just when they start to form a connection, the cat disappears. In his search for the strange cat around his neighborhood, he befriends a kind girl who helps him ultimately find his cat. In the end the two reconnect and Nova discovers a new human friendship along the way.
Read Nova, inspired by one of our It Gets Better Youth Voices Sasha, by Nyjah Yates, Ritchie Su, Kathryn Yi, and Adrian A. Perez  – created as part of our partnership with Otis College of Art and Design!Â
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