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Summer Ball by Mike Lupica

Summer Ball

Mike Lupica

Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · May 15, 2008

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Who it’s for
A summer basketball challenge gives the underdog stakes, rivalries, and plenty to play for.
Themes
Competitive basketball, Proving oneself
Genres
Basketball Stories, Boys & Men

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About this book

The sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Travel Team! When you're the smallest kid playing a big man's game, the challenges never stop—especially when your name is Danny Walker. Leading your travel team to the national championship may seem like a dream come true, but for Danny, being at the top just means the competition tries that much harder to knock him off.

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Now Danny's heading to Right Way basketball camp for the summer, and he knows that with the country's best players in attendance, he's going to need to take his game up a notch if he wants to match up. But it won't be easy. Old rivals and new battles leave Danny wondering if he really does have what it takes to stand tall.

Court-Side Competition

A summer basketball challenge gives the underdog stakes, rivalries, and plenty to play for.

Come here for

  • Basketball competition with a clear underdog at its center
  • The pressure of facing the country's best young players

Expect

  • A summer camp setting and old rivals
  • A quick-moving sports story about proving yourself

Where it sits

Basketball Stories99%
Boys & Men48%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Multigenerational Families
  • Basketball Stories
  • Bullying
Authors
Mike Lupica
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
May 15, 2008
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Competitive basketball · Proving oneself
Reading lane
Multigenerational Families