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Travel Team by Mike Lupica

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Travel Team

Mike Lupica

Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · August 18, 2005

Reading lane: Basketball Stories

A Sports pick for readers exploring Travel Team.

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Heart of the Game

A basketball story where court sense and stubborn heart matter more than size.

Come here for

  • Underdogs finding their footing on the court
  • A father and son facing a painful team setback

Expect

  • Basketball stakes with family tension close behind
  • A team story about standing tall after rejection

Book Details

Authors
Mike Lupica
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
August 18, 2005
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Basketball Stories · Basketball
Reading lane
Basketball Stories

Affinity

Publisher Categories

  • Boys & Men

  • Basketball Stories

  • Self-Esteem & Resilience

About This Book

The #1 Bestseller! Twelve-year-old Danny Walker may be the smallest kid on the basketball court -- but don't tell him that. Because no one plays with more heart or court sense. But none of that matters when he is cut from his local travel team, the very same team his father led to national prominence as a boy. Danny's father, still smarting from his own troubles, knows Danny isn't the only kid who was cut for the wrong reason, and together, this washed-up former player and a...

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The #1 Bestseller! Twelve-year-old Danny Walker may be the smallest kid on the basketball court -- but don't tell him that. Because no one plays with more heart or court sense. But none of that matters when he is cut from his local travel team, the very same team his father led to national prominence as a boy. Danny's father, still smarting from his own troubles, knows Danny isn't the only kid who was cut for the wrong reason, and together, this washed-up former player and a bunch of never-say-die kids prove that the heart simply cannot be measured. For fans of The Bad News Bears, Hoosiers, the Mighty Ducks, and Mike Lupica's other New York Times bestselling novels Heat , The Underdogs , and Million-Dollar Throw , here is a book that proves that when the game knocks you down, champions stand tall.

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