num_pages: 446
description: 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 storiescomic book stories in particular. Big action. Bigger thrills. And the hero always wins.But Gene doesnt 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 mens varsity team the Dragons is having a phenomenal season thats 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 hes seen on a comic book page. He knows he has to follow this epic to its end. What he doesnt know yet is that this season is not only going to change the Dragonss lives but his own life as well.
language: English
title: Dragon Hoops
publisher: First Second