Sold Out
Book Categories |
Best friends Cal and Barney are down and out in Chinatown. In the America of 1939, they are trapped by invisible barriers created by racial prejudice. With no jobs and no real homes, it's only their wizardry with a basketball that's let them survive this long.
That same skill suddenly flings a door open to fame and fortune when a professional basketball team, the Dragons, invites them to join the team. Soon they're barnstorming across America and taking on all comers—from local amateurs to other professional teams like the Harlem Globetrotters.
On that long, difficult road, they must battle rowdy teams and their even rougher fans on makeshift courts. Cal, aka Flash, and the team must also overcome terrible weather, crumbling highways, and their own disintegrating car. As the tour starts to fall apart, the tension between Cal and the team's jealous captain comes to a head. Suddenly Cal must choose between loyalty to his teammates and the pursuit of his own celebrity.
Inspired by the pioneering professional Chinese American basketball team the Hong Wah Kues, Newbery Honor author Laurence Yep re-creates a colorful era of barnstorming basketball and leads readers through the heartache and glory of the dragon road.
Laurence Yep skillfully conveys the [basketball's] fast-paced energy as well as details of the times: boarded-up stores and "hangdog" Okies in "rusty rattletraps." Inspired by the Hong Wah Kues, a real Chinese American team, this novel makes a compelling addition to Yep's award-winning multigenerational saga, the Golden Mountain Chronicles.
Login|Complaints|Blog|Games|Digital Media|Souls|Obituary|Contact Us|FAQ
CAN'T FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR? CLICK HERE!!! X
You must be logged in to add to WishlistX
This item is in your Wish ListX
This item is in your CollectionDragon Road (Golden Mountain Chronicles: 1939)
X
This Item is in Your InventoryDragon Road (Golden Mountain Chronicles: 1939)
X
You must be logged in to review the productsX
X
X
Add Dragon Road (Golden Mountain Chronicles: 1939), , Dragon Road (Golden Mountain Chronicles: 1939) to the inventory that you are selling on WonderClubX
X
Add Dragon Road (Golden Mountain Chronicles: 1939), , Dragon Road (Golden Mountain Chronicles: 1939) to your collection on WonderClub |