A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Andre Roussimoff is known as both the lovable giant in The Princess Bride and a heroic pro-wrestling figure. He was a normal guy who'd been dealt an extraordinary hand in life. At his peak, he weighed 500 pounds and stood nearly seven and a half feet tall. But the huge stature that made his fame also signed his death warrant.

Box Brown brings his great talents as a cartoonist and biographer to this phenomenal new graphic novel. Drawing from historical records about Andre's life as well as a wealth of anecdotes from his colleagues in the wrestling world, including Hulk Hogan, and his film co-stars (Billy Crystal, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, etc), Brown has created in Andre the Giant, the first substantive biography of one of the twentieth century's most recognizable figures.

Author: Brian Box Brown
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: First Second
Published: 05/06/2014
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 8.70h x 6.00w x 0.72d
ISBN: 9781596438514

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.4
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 174588 / Andre the Giant: Life and Legend


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2014
Publishers Weekly 04/07/2014
School Library Journal 05/01/2014 pg. 159
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2014 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Booklist 06/01/2014 pg. 63

About the Author

Box Brown is an Ignatz Award-winning American cartoonist best known for the comic Bellen! and the winner of a Xeric Grant for the comic Love Is a Peculiar Type of Thing. A passionate proponent of the serial comics format, Brown runs the micropress Retrofit, dedicated to supporting independent serial comics' work. His recent books include Andre the Giant: Life and Legend. He is also a life-long professional wrestling fan.