Kate Beaton uses the graphic novel medium to its fullest. Through her text and illustrations, she narrates honestly and poignantly what it was like foKate Beaton uses the graphic novel medium to its fullest. Through her text and illustrations, she narrates honestly and poignantly what it was like for her to leave her small remote community in Canada so she could pay for her college loans. Through her eyes, we understand how hard it is to work as the rare woman in oil exploration, in the middle of a freezing cold nowhere....more