Dragon Hoops

Published April 13, 2020 by First Second.

ISBN:
978-1-62672-079-4
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5 stars (4 reviews)

In his latest graphic novel, 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. 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 …

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5 stars

Well written story of a top-tier high school basketball team trying to win the California State Championship in 2015.

The author has an interesting perspective as someone previously utterly uninterested in sports, but who teaches at the high school and is looking for something to base a new graphic novel on.

Well worth the read!

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