![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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. Dragon Hoops Gene Luen Yang 4. The men’s varsity team, the Dragons, is having a phenomenal season that’s been decades in the making. American Born Chinese, his first graphic novel from First Second, was a winner of. He lost interest in basketball long ago, but at the high school where he now teaches, it’s all anyone can talk about. Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. They have not won the California State Championships in decades and the Dragon’s coach feels that this will be their year to take home the trophy. As a kid, his friends called him “Stick” and every basketball game he played ended in pain. Dragon Hoops tells the semi-autobiographical story of the author, a high school teacher in California, and the school’s basketball team, the Dragons. And the hero always wins.īut Gene doesn’t get sports. 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. ![]()
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