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☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeGene Luen Yang's graphic memoir, originally published in 2020 by First Second, blends his personal journey as a writer with the high-stakes world of high school basketball. The book follows the 2014-2015 season of the Bishop O'Dowd High School Dragons, interweaving their championship pursuit with Yang's own decision to take a leap of faith in his career. It's a single-volume, self-contained story, not a series, exploring themes of passion, history, and the global love of the game.
In "Prologue: Mr. Yang," Gene Luen Yang reflects on his time teaching at a high school where he mentors Austin, a talented but uninterested basketball player. As Yang grapples with the fallout from a campus scandal involving coach Mike Phelps, he makes the pivotal decision to leave teaching behind and dedicate himself fully to creating comics. The story, written and illustrated by Yang with colors by Lark Pien, is framed by a cover by Kirk Benshoff that captures the quiet intensity of this turning point.
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Yang interviews Austin and is impressed that while he's a strong player for the Dragons he has no intention of playing basketball after high school. Yang finally brings up the scandal surrounding Mike Phelps and decides to give up teaching to become a full-time comic book creator.
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