Bibliograph

Dragon hoops, Gene Luen Yang ; color by Lark Pien

Type

Label

Dragon hoops, Gene Luen Yang ; color by Lark Pien

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Dragon hoops

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Responsibility statement

Gene Luen Yang ; color by Lark Pien

Summary

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. 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

Target audience

adolescent

resource.variantTitle

Dragon hoops, from small steps, to great leaps

Classification