![]() ![]() ![]() He knows he has to follow this epic to its end. 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. The men?s varsity team, the Dragons, is having a phenomenal season that?s been decades in the making. He lost interest in basketball long ago, but at the high school where he now teaches, it's all anyone can talk about. As a kid, his friends called him ?Stick? and every basketball game he played ended in pain. And the hero always wins.But Gene doesn?t get sports. GENE LUEN YANG: I am on the faculty of Hamline University’s MFAC program. 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 stories?comic book stories, in particular. DRAGON HOOPS, Gene Luen Yangs latest graphic novel, is the the MacArthur Fellows first foray into memoir, and his finest book to date. ![]()
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