Boy vs. Shark

Boy vs. Shark

Hardcover

15 Oct, 2024

By Paul Gilligan (By (author))

A hilarious middle-grade graphic memoir about boyhood, toxic masculinity and a shark named Jaws. For fans of Guts and New Kid. In the summer of 1975, 10-ye...

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ISBN-10:

177488044X

ISBN-13:

9781774880449

Publisher

Tundra

Dimensions

9.81 X 6.63 X 0.86 inches

Language

English

Description

A hilarious middle-grade graphic memoir about boyhood, toxic masculinity and a shark named Jaws. For fans of Guts and New Kid.

In the summer of 1975, 10-year-old Paul Gilligan doesn't have a whole lot to worry about other than keeping his comic books untarnished, getting tennis balls off roofs and keeping up with the increasingly bold stunts of his best friend, David.

And then Jaws comes to town.

Suddenly everyone is obsessing over this movie about a shark ripping people to pieces. And if you haven't seen it, not only are you missing out, you're also kind of a wimp.

Needless to say, Jaws leaves young Paul a cowering mess, and underlines the growing gap between him and David as well as the distance between where he stands and the world's expectations of a boy's "manliness."

And when Jaws himself becomes a kind of macho Jiminy Cricket for Paul, what is a scared and overwhelmed boy to do?

Product Details

ISBN-10

:177488044X

ISBN-13

:9781774880449

Publisher

:Tundra

Publication date

: 15 Oct, 2024

Category

: Children's Fiction

Format

:Hardcover

Language

:English

Reading Level

: All

Dimension

: 9.81 X 6.63 X 0.86 inches

Weight

:567 g

Editorial Reviews

"An authentic and funny look at masculinity and growing pains that resonates across the decades." --STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews

"With self-deprecating humor and honesty, Gilligan explores toxic masculinity, growing pains, and the challenges of staying true to oneself." --Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

PAUL GILLIGAN writes and draws the syndicated comic strip Pooch Cafe with Andrews McMeel, which runs in over 250 newspapers around the world and has been twice nominated by the National Cartoonist Society for best strip. He is the author-illustrator of the Pluto Rocket series, King of the Mole People and its sequel, Rise of the Slugs. He also has other animated shows in development with Guru Animation and The Cartoon Network. Paul is based in Toronto, Ontario.

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