Dragon Hoops [Paperback]

A Michael L. Printz Honor
Eisner Award Winner, Best Publication for Teens
Listed as a New York Times, Washington Post, Amazon.com, Forbes, School Library Journal, Booklist, and Publishers Weekly book of the year.

New York Timesbestselling author Gene Luen Yang is back with another triumphant story!

Gene understands storiescomic book stories, in particular. Big action. Bigger thrills. And the heroalwayswins.

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.

Gene Luen Yangwrites, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. As the Library of Congresss fifth National Ambassador for Young Peoples Literature, he advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. His graphic novelAmerican Born Chinese, a National Book Award finalist and Printz Award winner, has been adapted into a streaming series on Disney+. His two-volume graphic novelBoxers & Saintswon the LA Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award finalist. His nonfiction graphic novelDragon Hoopsreceived an Eisner Award and a Printz honor. His other comics works includeSecret Coders(with Mike Holmes),The Shadow Hero(with Sonny Liew), as well asSuperman Smashes the Klanand the Avatar: Thlƒ4