Rule Breakers: The Workaround

by Gene Luen Yang
May 07, 2020 | Filed in Articles & Opinion

From the May/June 2020 Horn Book Magazine Special Issue: Breaking the Rules. Find more in the "Rule Breakers" series here. 

Gene Luen Yang

Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. His most recent titles are Dragon Hoops (First Second/Roaring Brook) and Superman Smashes the Klan (DC Comics). He was the fifth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and in 2016 was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow.

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