Hoops: A Graphic Novel: (A Middle Grade Novel About Perseverance, Gender Equality, and Teamwork for Kids Ages 8-12 in Grades 3-7)

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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, the Lady Bears have no buses to deliver them to away games and no uniforms, much less a laundry service. They make their own uniforms out of T-shirts and electrical tape. And with help from a committed female coach, they push through to improbable victory after improbable victory. Illustrated in full color, this story about the ongoing battle of women striving for equality in sports rings with honesty, bravery, and heart.

From the Publisher

Read more of Matt Tavares’s sports biographies!

“On one level it is an account of one of the most amazing hitters to ever play baseball, but it is also a valiant story of hope, resilience, perseverance, and love.”

— Library Media Connection (starred review)

“This is a glorious tribute to a baseball legend and a complicated human being.”

— School Library Journal

“Tavares’ latest baseball profile, featuring Pedro Martínez, is as much an homage to the love between brothers as it is a biography.”

— Booklist

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Candlewick
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 14, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1536231959
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1536231953
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 – 11 years, from customers
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 – 7
Best Sellers Rank: #8,723 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #11 in Children’s Basketball Books (Books) #62 in Children’s Books on Girls’ & Women’s Issues #328 in Children’s Comics & Graphic Novels (Books)
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