The true story of Sonya Ballantyne: A memoir graphicnovel for young adults that makes liberal use of pop culture referencesand witty narration to look at the life of author Sonya Ballantyne fromage 3 to 18 as she contends with bullying, anti-Indigenous racism, andprejudice from kids and adults alike. Cree Super Girl: This story stands apart from other graphic novel memoirs by having an Indigenous subject. A story of Indigenous joy and triumph: Sonya is the first person in her family to graduate high school and to attend post-secondary education. What would Frodo do?: Sonyaloves genre fiction and uses it to contextualize her experiences, justas many teen fans of YA sci-fi/fantasy today would do. Author Sonya Ballantyne also wrote HighWater Press titles Little By Little and co-wrote Between the Pipes . Thisbook was printed in North America by Friesens, the first FSC-certifiedprinting company in Canada. With plants powered by hydroelectric andwind farms, the company is 100% employee-owned and is committed tominimizing its ecological footprint.
The Unbeatable Sonya Ballantyne