{"product_id":"tucker-grizzwells-worst-week-ever-9781449469108","title":"Tucker Grizzwell's Worst Week Ever","description":"\u003cb\u003eA modern day bear family\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003emeets\u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/i\u003e in this rollicking yarn about one really, really terrible week.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTucker Grizzwell is having the worst week ever. He is due to attend the annual Jaws \u0026amp; Claws weekend with his dad, where young grizzlies learn how to be terrifying predators. Problem is, Tucker doesn't even like to eat meat, let alone have to kill it first! Plus, didn't some kid get eaten last year during the dumpster-diving lesson? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And before he can even get to the weekend, Tucker must endure a week's worth of middle school indignities, including pop quizzes, too much homework, bad cafeteria food, friends who are not the brightest lighthouses on the coast, an older sister who ignores him in the hallways, and one very unfortunate bus ride. The graphic novel format is perfect for the showcasing the daily trials and tribulations of this middle school grizzly cub.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBill Schorr began his career as an editorial cartoonist for the \u003ci\u003eKansas City Star\u003c\/i\u003e. He then spent several years with the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Herald Examiner \u003c\/i\u003ebefore returning again to the \u003ci\u003eStar\u003c\/i\u003e. He was staff editorial cartoonist at the \u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e from 1997 to 2001. Born in New York City, Schorr grew up in Albuquerque, NM, and Riverside, CA. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRalph Smith began his career as a staff artist at the \u003ci\u003eSarasota Herald-Tribune \u003c\/i\u003efollowing graduation from the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. While on assignment, he interviewed Dik Browne (creator of \u003ci\u003eHä\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003egar the Horrible\u003c\/i\u003e) and eventually became Dik's assistant on \u003ci\u003eHägar \u003c\/i\u003efor six years. Ralph has produced two syndicated strips of his own, \u003ci\u003eCaptain Vincible\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThrough Thick and Thin\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which also ran for six years. Happily, he has written for Bill's strip, \u003ci\u003eThe Grizzwells\u003c\/i\u003e, since the late '90s, surpassing his six-year jinx. He still resides in Sarasota.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Andrews McMeel Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51860219920658,"sku":"9781449469108","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b6c87a7b-3e13-460f-b953-44b930347e7f.jpg?v=1767779772","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tucker-grizzwells-worst-week-ever-9781449469108","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}