Boy vs. Shark

A hilarious middle-grade graphic memoir about boyhood, toxic masculinity and a shark named Jaws. For fans of 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 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, And when Jaws himself becomes a kind of machismo Jiminy Cricket for Paul, what is a scared and overwhelmed boy to do?

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.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Gilligan, Gilligan Paul
• Publisher: Tundra Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 10
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.2024
• EAN: 9781774880449
• ISBN: 978-1-77488-044-9
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 168 mm x 249 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; JUVENILE FICTION / Boys & Men, JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Humorous, European comic books: general, classic, all ages, Comic strip fiction / graphic novels (Children's / Teenage)