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Shelterbelts
Shelterbelts | Jonathan Dyck
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Fractures form in a tight-knit Mennonite community, echoing the struggles experienced in small towns across North America When a non-denominational megachurch opens on the edges of a rural Mennonite community, a quiet--but longstanding--battle begins to reveal itself. For years, the traditionalists in the community have held fast to the values and beliefs they grew up with, while other community members have begun raising important questions about LGBTQ+ inclusion, Indigenous land rights, and the Mennonite legacy of pacifism. Through a series of vignettes, Shelterbelts explores the perspectives, experiences and limitations of a wide range of characters who find themselves increasingly at odds with their surroundings. A pastor and his queer daughter learn that a family has left their church because of the "LGBT issue." Young activists butt heads with a farmer over the construction of a pipeline happening on his fields. A librarian leaves suggestive notes for readers inside popular library books. By pulling these threads together, artist Jonathan Dyck has woven a rich tapestry--one that depicts a close-knit community in the midst of defining its future as it reckons with its past.
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jlhammar
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Shelterbelts (noun): a barrier of trees and shrubs that provides protection from wind and storm and lessons erosion.

Really enjoyed this graphic novel. With honesty and compassion, Dyck illuminates one Manitoba Mennonite community in all its complexity. People wrestling with history and their place in a rapidly changing world. Touches on issues of faith, church, pacifism, sexuality, Indigenous land rights and more.

Singout Wow, that sounds really interesting. And what a great name to apply to that concept! 2y
batsy Sounds really intriguing! (Having spent some years in Manitoba many years ago, I love learning about the way these issues intersect.) Love the cover, too. 2y
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EmmaMae
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A delightful and poignant graphic novel that gives voice to diverse experiences, perspectives, and breadth of Mennonites today.