Travel Team by Mike Lupica

Travel Team

Mike Lupica

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

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Who it’s for
A basketball story where court sense and stubborn heart matter more than size.
Themes
Youth basketball, Resilience after rejection, Father-son relationship
Genres
Basketball Stories, Self-Esteem & Resilience, Boys & Men

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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.

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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.

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

Where it sits

Basketball Stories99%
Boys & Men48%
Self-Esteem & Resilience41%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Boys & Men
  • Basketball Stories
  • Self-Esteem & Resilience
Authors
Mike Lupica
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
August 18, 2005
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Youth basketball · Resilience after rejection · Father-son relationship
Reading lane
Boys & Men