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Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang

Dragon Hoops

Gene Luen Yang

First Second · Print & ebook · March 17, 2020

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Who it’s for
A high school basketball season meets one teacher’s changing view of the game.
Themes
High-school basketball, Personal change, Championship pursuit
Pacing
Fast

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About this book

In his latest graphic novel, Dragon Hoops, New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang turns the spotlight on his life, his family, and the high school where he teaches. 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.

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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’s lives, but his own life as well.

Beyond the Game

A high school basketball season meets one teacher’s changing view of the game.

Come here for

  • Basketball with the momentum of a comic-book story
  • A teacher’s personal stake in his school’s team

Expect

  • Gene Luen Yang’s life alongside the Dragons’ season
  • A shift in how one teacher sees basketball

Where it sits

Basketball89%
Sports Lives53%
Graphic Biography43%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Sports Lives
  • Graphic Biography
  • Basketball
Authors
Gene Luen Yang
Publisher
First Second
Published
March 17, 2020
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
High-school basketball · Personal change · Championship pursuit
Reading lane
Sports Lives