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Ruins parent’s guide: what’s inside
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A note for parents
Ruins is a sophisticated graphic novel that weaves together a couple's personal journey with Mexico's political and cultural complexities, alongside the Monarch butterfly's migration. While the Eisner Award-winning art and themes explore survival and resilience, the content touches on some mature political tensions and interpersonal conflict that make it better suited for older readers. The book rewards reflection on identity, change, and environmental themes rather than action-driven plot.
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From the publisher
Winner of the 2016 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album Selected as an ALA Top Ten Graphic Novel of 2016 Samantha and George are a couple heading towards a sabbatical year in the quaint Mexican town of Oaxaca. For Samantha, it is the opportunity to revisit her past. For George, it is an unsettling step into the unknown.... Winner of the 2016 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album Selected as an ALA Top Ten Graphic Novel of 2016 Samantha and George are a couple heading towards a sabbatical year in the quaint Mexican town of Oaxaca. For Samantha, it is the opportunity to revisit her past. For George, it is an unsettling step into the unknown. For both of them, it will be a collision course with political and personal events that will alter their paths and the town of Oaxaca forever. In tandem, the remarkable and arduous journey that a Monarch butterfly endures on its annual migration from Canada to Mexico is woven into Ruins. This creates a parallel picture of the challenges of survival in our ever-changing world. Ruins explores the shadows and light of Mexico through its past and present as encountered by an array of characters. The real and surreal intermingle to paint an unforgettable portrait of life south of the Rio Grande.
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- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Comics
- Monarch butterfly
- Married people
- Americans
- Comic books, strips
- Comics & graphic novels, general
- Mexico, fiction
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