Short & Skinny
Syndicated comic strip artist Mark Tatulli delivers a full-color middle grade graphic novel drawn from his own life in the summer after seventh grade.
In middle school, Mark is on the small side of the physical spectrum, and being short AND skinny has taken a real toll on his confidence. Hoping to put an end to the bullying and work up the nerve to talk to the girl he likes, he starts chasing the miracle bulk-up cures advertised in the backs of his comics. That fixation is soon overtaken by a new one: Star Wars, the biggest thing to hit the summer of 1977. Between his creative outlets and his search for a fix for his body-image worries, Mark sets out to leave his own mark on the film he loves.
Mark Tatulli's graphic novel debut is a funny, heartfelt story about body image, discovering a creative outlet, and living through a summer in the '70s.