02368cam a2200421 i 4500 719828710 TxAuBib 20230323120000.0 230110s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781536201369 1536201367 9781536231953 1536231959 TxAuBib rda Tavares, Matt, author. Hoops : graphic novel / Matt Tavares. Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, [2023] ©2023. Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023. 215 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Includes information on Title IX. "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." -- Publisher marketing. 20230323. Equality Comic books, strips, etc Juvenile fiction. Sex discrimination in sports Law and legislation Comic books, strips, etc Juvenile fiction. High school girls Comic books, strips, etc Juvenile fiction. Graphic novels Juvenile fiction. Graphic novels. Sports comics. BASKETBALL FOR GIRLS Comic books, strips, etc Juvenile fiction. BASKETBALL FOR GIRLS Coaching Comic books, strips, etc Juvenile fiction.