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Yang, Gene Luen,

Dragon hoops / Gene Luen Yang ; color by Lark Pien ; art assists by Rianne Meyers and Kolbe Yang. - First edition. - 445 pages : illustrations, 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Gene understands stories - comic book stories, in particular. Big action. Bigger thrills. And the hero always wins. But Gene doesn't get sports. As a kid, his friends called him "Stick" and every basketball game he played ended in pain. He lost interest in basketball long ago, but at the high school where he now teaches, it's all anyone can talk about. The men's varsity 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. He knows he has to follow this epic to its end. 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.

Michael L. Printz Award, Honor Book, 2020.

ISBN: 9781626720794 1626720797

LCCN: 2018933556

Subjects--Personal Names:
Yang, Gene Luen.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Chinese Americans--Biography.
Michael L. Printz Award
High school teachers--California--Oakland--Biography.
Basketball--Tournaments--California--Oakland.
High schools--California--Oakland.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Comics (Graphic works)
Graphic novels.
Autobiographical comics.
Young adult literature.

LC Class. No.: 796.32362092

Dewey Class. No.: 796.32362092 / Y163d 2020