Sixteen-year-old Waldo has spent most of his life feeling invisible—at school, at home, even in his own skin. After missing his freshman year because of a mental health crisis, he comes back determined to rebuild himself from scratch.
But fitting in means performing. And the harder Waldo tries to become “someone new,” the more he disappears.
So he escapes into the only place he controls: his comic book universe—where he isn’t a ghost, but a hero leading a rebellion against soulless machines. He’s been drawing it for years. It’s his refuge.
Until it stops staying on the page.
Characters from his art begin echoing the people in his real life. Moments from the comic start brushing up against reality. And as the line between imagination and real life starts to vanish, Waldo realizes his escape might be turning into something else entirely.
Now, with both worlds colliding, Waldo has to face the truth he’s been avoiding: You can’t redraw yourself without confronting what’s already there.
Emotional, imaginative, and deeply human, The Amazing Adventures of Waldo is a YA coming-of-age story with speculative edges—about identity, survival, and what it costs to be seen.
