Short & Skinny

Grade seven student Mark is short and skinny and tired of being bullied and teased about it so he decides to spend the summer vacation becoming more muscular. Then he sees the new Star Wars movie and decides to make a spoof of it, so his summer is packed full of writing, filming, choreographing, and editing his movie as well as changing his physique. This graphic novel memoir for grades 5-8 deals with body image, bullying, resilience, and identity, and can be used for units on body image, graphic novels, or media arts, as well as a cross-curricular unit on ELA and digital media.