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. He knows he has to follow this epic to its end. 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. Each victory brings them closer to their ultimate goal: the California State Championships. The men’s varsity team, the Dragons, is having a phenomenal season that’s been decades in the making. As a kid, his friends called him Stick and every basketball game he. And the hero always wins.But Gene doesn’t get sports.
He lost interest in basketball long ago, but at the high school where he now teaches, it’s all anyone can talk about. 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. As a kid, his friends called him “Stick” and every basketball game he played ended in pain. He’s also written a couple of really successful graphic novels but it’s been more than a year since his last book was released and he’s struggling to find a new idea for his next one. And the hero always wins.īut Gene doesn’t get sports. Dragon Hoops is a true story the author, Gene Yang, is a teacher at Bishop O’Dowd High School in Oakland California. Gene understands stories - comic book stories, in particular. 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. 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.Reference, Sports & Recreations, Young Adult Nonfiction by Gene Luen Yang illustrated by Gene Luen Yang RELEASE DATE: March 17, 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. 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. Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang (First Second/Macmillan). He lost interest in basketball long ago, but at the high school where he now teaches, it's all anyone can talk about.
And the hero always wins.īut Gene doesn’t get sports. Gene understands stories-comic book stories, in particular.
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