[PDF] Dragon Hoops eBook

Author : Gene Luen Yang
Publisher : First Second
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 24,63 MB
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 1250783143

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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. Big action. Bigger thrills. And the hero always wins. But Gene doesn’t 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 men’s varsity team, the Dragons, is having a phenomenal season that’s 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 he’s seen on a comic book page. He knows he has to follow this epic to its end. 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.

Author : Walter Dean Myers
Publisher : Ember
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 41,86 MB
Release : 2014-07-29
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0553512129

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An ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults New Bonus Content: -Q&A with Walter Dean Myers -Q&A with screenwriter John Ballard -Teaser chapter from On a Clear Day -Excerpt from 145th Street All eyes are on seventeen-year-old Lonnie Jackson while he practices with his team for a city-wide basketball Tournament of Champions. His coach, Cal, knows Lonnie has what it takes to be a pro basketball player, but warns him about giving in to the pressure. Cal knows because he, too, once had the chance—but sold out. As the tournament nears, Lonnie learns that some heavy bettors want Cal to keep him on the bench so that the team will lose the championship. As the last seconds of the game tick away, Lonnie and Cal must make a decision. Are they willing to blow the chance of a lifetime?

Author : Jim Yardley
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 23,49 MB
Release : 2013-01-22
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0307473368

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From the former New York Times Beijing bureau chief comes a closely observed story of a struggling Chinese basketball team and its quixotic, often comical attempt to make the playoffs by copying the American stars of the NBA. When the worst professional basketball team in China, the Shanxi Brave Dragons, hired former NBA coach Bob Weiss to improve its fortunes, the team's owner, Boss Wang, promised that Weiss would be allowed to Americanize his players by teaching them "advanced basketball culture." That promise would be broken from the moment Weiss landed in China. As we follow this team of colorful oddballs on a fascinating road trip through modern China, we see Weiss learn firsthand what so many other foreigners there have discovered: that changing China happens only when and how China wants to be changed.

Author : Gene Luen Yang
Publisher : First Second Books
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 36,53 MB
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1626720770

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"Meet Hopper, Eni, and Josh as they write their first line of code, and join them for their final showdown with Dr. One-Zero."--Slipcase.

Author : Gene Luen Yang
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 29,22 MB
Release : 2016-08-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1626720762

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"Meet Hopper, Eni, and Josh as they write their first line of code, and join them for their final showdown with Dr. One-Zero."--Slipcase.

Author : Gene Luen Yang
Publisher : DC Comics
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 41,22 MB
Release : 2020-05-12
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1779504225

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The year is 1946, and the Lee family has moved from Chinatown to Downtown Metropolis. While Dr. Lee is eager to begin his new position at the Metropolis Health Department, his two kids, Roberta and Tommy, are more excited about being closer to the famous superhero Superman!Tommy adjusts quickly to the fast pace of their new neighborhood, befriending Jimmy Olsen and joining the baseball team, while his younger sister Roberta feels out of place when she fails to fit in with the neighborhood kids. She's awkward, quiet, and self-conscious of how she looks different from the kids around her, so she sticks to watching people instead of talking to them. While the Lees try to adjust to their new lives, an evil is stirring in Metropolis: the Ku Klux Klan.The Klan targets the Lee family, beginning a string of terrorist attacks. They kidnap Tommy, attack the Daily Planet, and even threaten the local YMCA. But with the help of Roberta's keen skills of observation, Superman is able to fight the Klan's terror, while exposing those in power who support them-and Roberta and Superman learn to embrace their own unique features that set them apart.Multi-award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang and artist Gurihiru tell a bold new story based on a classic Superman radio serial! Collects Superman Smashes the Klan #1-3.DC Graphic Novels For Kids

Author : John Feinstein
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 18,55 MB
Release : 2006-06-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0553494600

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New York Times bestselling sportswriter John Feinstein exposes the real “March Madness”—behind the scenes at the Final Four basketball tournament. When Stevie wins a writing contest for aspiring sports journalists, his prize is a press pass to the Final Four in New Orleans. While exploring the Superdome, he overhears a plot to throw the championship game. With the help of fellow contest winner Susan Carol, Stevie has just 48 hours to figure out who is blackmailing one of the star players . . . and why. John Feinstein has been praised as “the best writer of sports books in America today” (The Boston Globe), and he proves it again in this fast-paced novel. “A page-turning thriller and a basketball junkie’s bonanza.” —USA Today

Author : Fred Van Lente
Publisher : Ten Speed Graphic
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 45,24 MB
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1984856189

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A fast-break history of basketball--from its humble beginnings to its all-time great players--featuring engaging true tales from the court and vivid, dynamic illustrations. Whether it's millionaire pros facing off in an indoor arena full of screaming fans or a lone kid shooting hoops on an outdoor court, basketball is one of the most popular and widely played sports in the world. The Comic Book Story of Basketball gives you courtside seats to the history of hoops. It chronicles the sport from its beginnings in a YMCA in Massachusetts to its current status as a beloved international game for men and women of all ages. Learn the true stories behind the college game, the street game, the women's game, and the international game, with legendary players and coaches like Dr. J, Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Steph Curry profiled throughout.

Author : Barbara Carroll Roberts
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,74 MB
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0316521833

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Nikki wants to be a basketball star... but between school stress, friend drama, and babysitting woes, will she be able to make it on her new team? Judy Blume meets Mike Lupica in this pitch-perfect, action-packed, and funny novel. Thirteen-year-old Nikki Doyle's dreams of becoming a basketball great feel within reach when she's selected to play on an elite-level club team. But in a league with taller, stronger, and faster girls, Nikki suddenly isn't the best point guard. In fact, she's no longer a point guard at all, which leaves her struggling to figure out who she is and how she fits in. The stress piles on as Nikki's best friend spends more and more time with another girl on the team, and when her science teacher assigns a family tree project that will be impossible to complete unless Nikki reveals her most embarrassing secret. As if that's not enough to deal with, to cover the costs of her new team, Nikki has agreed to take care of her annoying younger brother after school to save money on childcare. As the stakes rise on the basketball court, at school, and at home, Nikki's confidence plummets. Can she learn to compete at this new, higher level? And how hard is she willing to work to find out?

Author : Kam Karem
Publisher : Guardian Chronicles
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 39,32 MB
Release : 2018-10-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781732890213

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Ranger Nader's an ordinary 8th grader; or so he thinks. Then, he inherits a magical axe from his Lebanese grandmother and learns he's this generation's "Guardian of the Cedars." Eons ago, Gilgamesh, a sun-struck demi-god, used this very same axe to clear-cut Lebanon's famous Cedar Forest. The resulting Great Flood nearly wiped out all life. Now, the evil king has returned to finish what he started. With the help of his sister, two cousins, and the axe of course, Ranger has to stop him.