Gene Luen Yang
Young adult
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.
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Asian identity without the model-minority script.
Young adult. If you want stakes, and room to think after you close it.
Who in this book feels like you? Who still feels new?
End of a chapter: the choice you would have made, and why they didn't.
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