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Author-illustrator Peter Kuper’s Eisner Award-winning graphic novel Ruins is a story of love, adventure, and politics—and two lives changed forever by Mexico and the monarch butterfly.

“Kuper’s art is, page after page, astonishing.” —Jules Feiffer

Samantha and George are about to launch into a sabbatical year in the quaint Mexican town of Oaxaca. For Samantha, their journey to this historic town is about fulfilling a lifelong dream; for George, it is an unsettling step into the unknown. As the couple embark on their adventure, a monarch butterfly begins its arduous migration south from the United States to Mexico . . . It is a challenging journey—a flight that requires remarkable endurance and a will to survive.

Beneath Oaxaca’s picturesque and serene veneer—the 16th-century architecture, the nearby ruins—it is a town shaken to the core by political unrest. As the monarch

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      Publisher SelfMadeHero
      Published 2/29/2024
      ISBN-13 9781914224188
      978-1914224188
      ISBN-10 1914224183
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Author-illustrator Peter Kuper’s Eisner Award-winning graphic novel Ruins is a story of love, adventure, and politics—and two lives changed forever by Mexico and the monarch butterfly.

      “Kuper’s art is, page after page, astonishing.” —Jules Feiffer

      Samantha and George are about to launch into a sabbatical year in the quaint Mexican town of Oaxaca. For Samantha, their journey to this historic town is about fulfilling a lifelong dream; for George, it is an unsettling step into the unknown. As the couple embark on their adventure, a monarch butterfly begins its arduous migration south from the United States to Mexico . . . It is a challenging journey—a flight that requires remarkable endurance and a will to survive.

      Beneath Oaxaca’s picturesque and serene veneer—the 16th-century architecture, the nearby ruins—it is a town shaken to the core by political unrest. As the monarch

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