{"product_id":"boy-vs-shark-9781774880449","title":"Boy vs. Shark","description":"\u003cb\u003eA hilarious middle-grade graphic memoir about boyhood, toxic masculinity and a shark named Jaws. For fans of \u003ci\u003eGuts \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNew Kid\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd then \u003ci\u003eJaws\u003c\/i\u003e comes to town. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuddenly 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNeedless to say, \u003ci\u003eJaws \u003c\/i\u003eleaves 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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd when Jaws himself becomes a kind of macho Jiminy Cricket for Paul, what is a scared and overwhelmed boy to do?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePAUL GILLIGAN \u003c\/b\u003ewrites 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, \u003ci\u003eKing of the Mole People \u003c\/i\u003eand its sequel, \u003ci\u003eRise of the Slugs\u003c\/i\u003e. He also has other animated shows in development with Guru Animation and The Cartoon Network. Paul is based in Toronto, Ontario.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tundra Books (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874731561234,"sku":"9781774880449","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_502ba0be-7853-4ec0-a9d1-d59f47a7f241.jpg?v=1738005645","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/boy-vs-shark-9781774880449","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}