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Over Booked Book Club: Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

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Your 20s & 30s are perfect for starting new activities and trying new books! Join us at the 20s & 30s book club and find something new to read!

This month, we will be reading Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton. A Graphic Novel that focuses on a more harsh reality. 

"Arriving in Fort McMurray, Beaton finds work in the lucrative camps owned and operated by the world's largest oil companies. Being one of the few women among thousands of men, the culture shock is palpable. It does not hit home until she moves to a spartan, isolated worksite for higher pay. She encounters the harsh reality of life in the oil sands, where trauma is an everyday occurrence yet never discussed. Her wounds may never heal."

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Unable to attend this event? This program will be offered again on the following date:

Thursday, July 25 • 7–8 p.m. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

Thursday, Aug. 22 • 7–8 p.m. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

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