{"product_id":"9781774880463","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd   then \u003ci\u003eJaws\u003c\/i\u003e comes to town.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd when Jaws himself becomes a kind of   macho Jiminy Cricket for Paul, what is a scared and overwhelmed boy to do?","brand":"Paul Gilligan (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Tundra |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-10-15","offer_id":46019444834559,"sku":"9781774880463","price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_87e47860-873c-45c2-938a-ff6c726cec63.jpg?v=1723150048","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781774880463","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}