![]() ![]() ![]() Though Coach Phelps denied the claim and no other victims came forward, he never regained his job or his standing in the community. The accusation came when the Catholic Church as a whole was being inundated with claims of sexual abuse. Coach Phelps was placed on administrative leave in 2003 after a student accused him of sexual misconduct in the 1960s (when Coach Phelps was in his 20s). After spending just a few minutes with Coach Lou Richie, Gene knows that following the Dragons for the upcoming season will be the basis for his next graphic novel.įrom the beginning, Gene is faced with a quandary regarding former Dragons' Coach Mike Phelps. ![]() Gene works up the courage to take the first step onto the street that divides the academic portion of the O'Dowd campus from the gym. ![]() Gene is not a sports fan, but the conversation piques his interest. As he looks for his next project, he hears some students talking about the O'Dowd men's basketball team – the Dragons. He has recently finished a book project and finds himself craving the structure that working on a graphic novel provided as a balance along with family time and teaching. Gene Yang is a teacher at Bishop O'Dowd, a Catholic high school in California. The following version of the book was used to create this study guide: Yang, Gene Luen. ![]()
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