Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands Blanca Gómez Change is all around

Change is all around

eventually

Sophie Valentine would rather be at home

that anyone who sees her will spontaneously explode into balls of sparkles and fireworks

if the god-killer doesn’t catch her first

Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands Blanca Gómez Change is all aroundA New York Times Notable Book; a Barack Obamas end of year favorite of 2022; and the winner of Canada Reads Kate Beatons Ducks stunned the world with its unflinching honesty and candid vulnerability, cementing its place in the graphic novel canon alongside Maus, Persepolis, and Fun Home. With the singular goal of paying off her student loans, young Katie heads out west to take advantage of Albertas oil rushin the tradition of East Coasters seeking