Dragon hoops

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Label

Dragon hoops

Statement of responsibility

Gene Luen Yang ; color by Lark Pien

Title variation

Dragon hoops

Title variation remainder

from small steps, to great leaps

Creator

• trueYang, Gene Luen

Contributor

• truePien, Lark

Author

• trueYang, Gene Luen

Colorist

• truePien, Lark

Illustrator

• trueYang, Gene Luen

Subject

• trueBasketball tournaments
• trueCalifornia
• trueCatholic schools
• trueComic book writers
• Graphic novels
• trueHigh school athletes
• trueHigh school basketball
• trueHigh school basketball players
• trueHigh school teachers
• trueHigh schools
• trueOakland, California
• trueSports tournaments
• trueTeachers
• Yang, Gene Luen -- Comic books, strips, etc
• trueSports
• Autobiographical comics
• trueBasketball
• Basketball players -- Comic books, strips, etc

Genre

• Graphic novels
• trueComic books, strips, etc
• Autobiographical comics

Language

eng

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

Tone

• trueThought-provoking

Writing style

• trueCandid

Illustration

• trueCartoony
• trueMuted

Award

• Blue Hen Book Award (Delaware) for Teen Books, Graphic Novel, 2022.
• ALA Notable Children's Book, 2021.
• Harvey Awards, Book of the Year, 2020.
• Notable Books for a Global Society, 2021.
• School Library Journal Best Books, 2020.
• YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2021.
• YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2021.

Dewey number

741.5

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 10
• 12

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Target audience

adolescent