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Dragon Hoops
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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 realises 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.
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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 realises 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.
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Product details
- 12-15
- Hardback | 448 pages
- 225 x 167 x 46mm | 1,056g
- 17 Mar 2020
- Roaring Brook Press
- FIRST SECOND
- New Milford, United States
- English
- Full color illustrations throughout
- 1626720797
- 9781626720794
- 99,320
Review quote
A 2020 Michael L. Printz Honor Book
Listed as a New York Times, Washington Post, Amazon, 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"
"Self-confessed nerd Yang would be the first to say it was unlikely that he'd do a graphic novel about sports, but his latest YA opus might be the best comic ever done on the subject, as he follows the fortunes of his high school basketball team in their quest for a state championship." --Forbes, from "The Best Graphic Novels Of 2020"
"Dragon Hoops winningly chronicles the postseason hopes of the basketball team at the Oakland high school where [Gene Luen Yang] taught for 17 years."--Washington Post
"Yang's cartooning skills have never been sharper... Dragon Hoops has a long life ahead of it in libraries and classrooms, bridging comics and sports in a story that offers plenty of opportunities for meaningful discussion."--AV Club
"At more than 400 full-color pages, Dragon Hoops is an impressive feat of illustrated journalism. Above all else, Yang considers himself a storyteller, and Dragon Hoops affords him the opportunity to devise a narrative that is both personal in its approach and universal in its presentation."--Oakland Magazine
"While [Dragon Hoops] traverses and weaves together different story lines throughout the season--Yang's own life; the lives of players on the team; the various contexts and trajectories of basketball's development as a sport -- the call to courage spills into every narrative."--San Francisco Chronicle
"Using a candid narrative and signature illustrations that effectively and dynamically bring the fast-paced games to life, Yang has crafted a triumphant, telescopic graphic memoir that explores the effects of legacy and the power of taking a single first step, no matter the outcome." --Publisher's Weekly, starred review and a Publisher's Weekly Best Book of 2020
"Another standout showing from Yang, this title will have even sports haters on their feet cheering." --School Library Journal, starred review and a School Library Journal Best Graphic Novel of 2020
"[Dragon Hoops] is a perfect entryway into this form [single-season reportage] for teen readers."--Horn Book, starred review
"Yang is an extraordinary cartoonist...through recurring visual motifs that connect a champion basketball player to a self-questioning artist to a Russian immigrant with a new idea, he illuminates the risks that every one of us must take and has, once again, produced a work of resounding humanity." --Booklist, starred review
"On-court action is impeccably paced in swift cuts...expect a warm reception from both the sports fiction crowd and open-minded nerds willing to explore what all the seasonal fuss is all about. " --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review
"The full-color illustrations are varied in layout, effectively conveying intense emotion and heart-stopping action on the court...A winner." --Kirkus
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Listed as a New York Times, Washington Post, Amazon, 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"
"Self-confessed nerd Yang would be the first to say it was unlikely that he'd do a graphic novel about sports, but his latest YA opus might be the best comic ever done on the subject, as he follows the fortunes of his high school basketball team in their quest for a state championship." --Forbes, from "The Best Graphic Novels Of 2020"
"Dragon Hoops winningly chronicles the postseason hopes of the basketball team at the Oakland high school where [Gene Luen Yang] taught for 17 years."--Washington Post
"Yang's cartooning skills have never been sharper... Dragon Hoops has a long life ahead of it in libraries and classrooms, bridging comics and sports in a story that offers plenty of opportunities for meaningful discussion."--AV Club
"At more than 400 full-color pages, Dragon Hoops is an impressive feat of illustrated journalism. Above all else, Yang considers himself a storyteller, and Dragon Hoops affords him the opportunity to devise a narrative that is both personal in its approach and universal in its presentation."--Oakland Magazine
"While [Dragon Hoops] traverses and weaves together different story lines throughout the season--Yang's own life; the lives of players on the team; the various contexts and trajectories of basketball's development as a sport -- the call to courage spills into every narrative."--San Francisco Chronicle
"Using a candid narrative and signature illustrations that effectively and dynamically bring the fast-paced games to life, Yang has crafted a triumphant, telescopic graphic memoir that explores the effects of legacy and the power of taking a single first step, no matter the outcome." --Publisher's Weekly, starred review and a Publisher's Weekly Best Book of 2020
"Another standout showing from Yang, this title will have even sports haters on their feet cheering." --School Library Journal, starred review and a School Library Journal Best Graphic Novel of 2020
"[Dragon Hoops] is a perfect entryway into this form [single-season reportage] for teen readers."--Horn Book, starred review
"Yang is an extraordinary cartoonist...through recurring visual motifs that connect a champion basketball player to a self-questioning artist to a Russian immigrant with a new idea, he illuminates the risks that every one of us must take and has, once again, produced a work of resounding humanity." --Booklist, starred review
"On-court action is impeccably paced in swift cuts...expect a warm reception from both the sports fiction crowd and open-minded nerds willing to explore what all the seasonal fuss is all about. " --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review
"The full-color illustrations are varied in layout, effectively conveying intense emotion and heart-stopping action on the court...A winner." --Kirkus
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About 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 an in 2016 he was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow.
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