# Boy vs. Shark - Hardcover

by **Paul Gilligan** (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-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?

### Author Biography

**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.

**Number of Pages:** 240

**Dimensions:** 0.9 x 9.6 x 6.5 IN

**Publication Date:** October 15, 2024

## Details

- **Price:** 20.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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