Hoops: A Graphic Novel
(A Middle Grade Novel About Perseverance, Gender Equality, and Teamwork for Kids Ages 8-12 in Grades 3-7)
$19.62
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
14 March 2023
Summary
As seen on the Today show.
A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares’s debut graphic novel dramatizes the historic struggle for gender equality in high school sports.
It is 1975 in Indiana, and the Wilkins Regional High School girls’ basketball team is in their rookie season. Despite being undefeated, they practice at night in the elementary school and play to empty bleachers. Unlike the boys’ team, the Lady Bears have no buses to deliver them to away g…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781536231953 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1536231959 |
| Author: | Matt Tavares |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 14 March 2023 |
| Weight: | 601g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 152mm x 19mm |
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Critics Review
An inspiring and heartwarming story about a small town high school basketball team … that will be adored by readers of all ages.
—Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat
A fast-break story of stout hearts, raw talent, and the will to stand up for what’s right… . Hip-hoop-hooray for Hoops!
—Scott Magoon, New York Times best-selling illustrator
Poignant and fresh … sure to have readers of all ages wanting to shoot hoops!”
—Jennifer L. Holm, New York Times best-selling cocreator of the Sunny and Babymouse series
About The Author
Matt Tavares
Matt Tavares is the author-illustrator of the New York Times best-selling picture book Dasher, as well as Red and Lulu and several sports biographies, including Becoming Babe Ruth and Growing Up Pedro. He is also the illustrator of Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by Jeff Gottesfeld, The Gingerbread Pirates by Kristin Kladstrup, ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas, and Over the River and Through the Wood, among many other picture books. Matt Tavares lives in Maine.
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