Publish Date |
August 13, 2024 |
Category |
Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / Asian American & Pacific Islander |
Price |
$18.99 |
ISBN: 9781665927239
Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: August 13, 2024
A Junior Library Guild Selection"This graphic novel leaps onto the stage as a great option for those who enjoy team sports manga.""Friendship, self-confidence, and the physically demanding art of Chinese lion dancing are the focuses of this engaging debut graphic novel...Hand this to readers who enjoy sports/martial arts–adjacent stories.""...the focus on lion dancing is refreshingly new and the smooth artwork nicely carries through the story’s grounding emotional core. Middle-grade readers who are looking for offbeat sports stories will appreciate this.""Across vibrantly saturated, digitally rendered panels, emotions run high in the rivals’ battle to be the top lion dancer in this heartfelt graphic novel debut, which highlights the rise and fall of former friends as they learn the meaning of teamwork and forgiveness.""A passionate and visually enticing love letter to the art of lion dancing."