Andre the Giant: Life and Legend by Box Brown

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For grades 9 and up, a graphic novel biography that examines the life of the famous "giant" wrestler, Andre the Giant. Andre Roussimoff was born in France in 1946.  He suffered from acromegaly, a rare syndrome where his body generated excessive growth hormone and caused him to grow to over 7 ft. tall. As a child Andre was ridiculed, and as an adult, he fought to be taken more seriously. Andre eventually becomes a wrestler, and builds his career as he becomes more famous and travels around the world. Yet despite his fame and fortune, Andre seems to feel he is still lacking something, and attempts to make up for it by overindulging in food and liquor, knowing that his condition is deteriorating due to his disability. Multiple wrestlers and co-stars were interviewed to create this biography, which is intended for grades 9 and up.


Brown, B. (2014). Andre the Giant: Life and legend. First Second.

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