Dragon Hoops
$45.75
- Hardcover
448 pages
- Release Date
17 March 2020
Summary
In his latest graphic novel, Gene Luen Yang turns the spotlight on his life, his family, and the high school where he teaches. Gene doesn’t get sports. But at Bishop O’Dowd High School, it’s all anyone can talk about. The men’s varsity basketball team, the Dragons, is having a phenomenal season that’s been decades in the making. Each victory brings them closer to their ultimate goal: the California State Championships. Once Gene gets to know these young all-stars, he realizes that their story is just as thrilling as anything he’s seen on a comic book page. What he doesn’t know yet is that this season is not only going to change the Dragons’ lives, but his own life as well.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781626720794 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1626720797 |
| Author: | Gene Luen Yang |
| Publisher: | Roaring Brook Press |
| Imprint: | First Second |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 17 March 2020 |
| Weight: | 1.04kg |
| Dimensions: | 43mm x 165mm x 227mm |
| Audience Age: | 14 |
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Critics Review
Michael L. Printz Honor Award Winner, 2021
Eisner Award Winner, Best Publication for Teens, 2021
A YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens
A YALSA Teens’ Top Ten Finalist
Listed as a New York Times, Washington Post, Amazon.com, Forbes, School Library Journal, Booklist, and Publishers Weekly 2020 book of the year.
“Full of insight about race and ethnicity, this graphic novel intercuts the thrilling wins and crushing defeats of one high school team with basketball’s own turbulent history.” –New York Times, from “The 25 Best Children’s Books of 2020”
“A triumphant, telescopic graphic memoir.” –Publisher’s Weekly, starred review and a Publisher’s Weekly Best Book of 2020
“Another standout showing from Yang.” –School Library Journal, starred review and a School Library Journal Best Graphic Novel of 2020
“A perfect entryway into this form.”–Horn Book, starred review
“A work of resounding humanity.” –Booklist, starred review
“Impeccably paced.” –The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred review
Gene Luen Yang
Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. American Born Chinese, his first graphic novel from First Second, was a winner of the Printz Award. His two-volume graphic novel Boxers & Saints won the LA Times Book Prize. His other works include Secret Coders (with Mike Holmes), The Shadow Hero (with Sonny Liew), New Super-Man from DC Comics (with various artists), and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series from Dark Horse Comics (with Gurihiru). He was the fifth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and in 2016 he was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow.
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