Hoops: A Graphic Novel

by Matt Tavares

Book Overview

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A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares's debut graphic novel dramatizes the historic struggle for gender equality in high school sports.

It is 1975 in Indiana, and the Wilkins Regional High School girls' basketball team is in their rookie season. Despite being undefeated, they practice at night in the elementary school and play to empty bleachers. Unlike the boys' team,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1536231959
• ISBN13: 9781536231953
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7