Short & skinny / Mark Tatulli.
By: Tatulli, Mark [author,, artist.].
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Little, Brown, and Company, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First edition.Description: 249 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780316440493; 0316440493; 9780316440516; 0316440515.Other title: Short and skinny.Subject(s): Tatulli, Mark -- Juvenile literature -- Comic books, strips, etc | Tatulli, Mark -- Cartoons and comics | Cartoonists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature -- Comic books, strips, etc | Cartoonists | Cartoonists -- Cartoons and comics | Graphic novels | JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography | JUVENILE NONFICTION / Boys & Men | JUVENILE NONFICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Biography | JUVENILE NONFICTION / Humor / Comic Strips & Cartoons | United StatesGenre/Form: Autobiographical comics. | Biographies. | Graphic novels. | Comics (Graphic works) | Biography. | Graphic novels. | Juvenile works. | Children's stories -- Comic books, strips, etc. | Graphic novels -- Children's fiction.Summary: As a middle schooler, Mark finds himself on the smaller side of the physical spectrum--being short AND skinny has really wreaked havoc on his confidence. So to end his bullying woes and get the girl--or at least the confidence to talk to the girl--he starts to explore bulking up by way of the miracle cures in the backs of his comics. But his obsession with beefing up is soon derailed by a new obsession: Star Wars, the hottest thing to hit the summer of 1977. As he explores his creative outlets as well as his cures to body image woes, Mark sets out to make his own stamp on the film that he loves.Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book - Paperback | South County | Graphic Novel | Children | GRAPHIC NOVEL J Sho (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 05000011173361 | |||
Book | Voorhees | Graphic Novel | Children | GRAPHIC NOVEL J Sho (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 05/04/2024 | 05000009033379 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
New from syndicated comic strip artist Mark Tatulli comes a full-color middle grade graphic memoir that centers on Mark's own experience in the summer after seventh grade.
As a middle schooler, Mark finds himself on the smaller side of the physical spectrum--being short AND skinny has really wreaked havoc on his confidence. So to end his bullying woes and get the girl--or at least the confidence to talk to the girl--he starts to explore bulking up by way of the miracle cures in the backs of his comics. But his obsession with beefing up is soon derailed by a new obsession: Star Wars , the hottest thing to hit the summer of 1977. As he explores his creative outlets as well as his cures to body image woes, Mark sets out to make his own stamp on the film that he loves.
Mark Tatulli's graphic memoir debut is a humorous and heartfelt take on body-image, finding a creative outlet, and spending a summer in the 70's.
As a middle schooler, Mark finds himself on the smaller side of the physical spectrum--being short AND skinny has really wreaked havoc on his confidence. So to end his bullying woes and get the girl--or at least the confidence to talk to the girl--he starts to explore bulking up by way of the miracle cures in the backs of his comics. But his obsession with beefing up is soon derailed by a new obsession: Star Wars, the hottest thing to hit the summer of 1977. As he explores his creative outlets as well as his cures to body image woes, Mark sets out to make his own stamp on the film that he loves.