Travel Team
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2004 · Est. 10 hour read

Travel Team

Written by Mike Lupica

Book #1 in the Danny Walker series

A cut from the team ignites a journey to prove heart over height.

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274 pages· 71,861 words· Est. 10 hour read· 930L
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Bookroo's summary

Danny Walker, the smallest player on the court, faces rejection when cut from his basketball team. With his father, a former star, and a group of determined kids, they challenge the odds. Can they show that heart and determination outweigh size and past failures? Discover a story of resilience and the true spirit of champions.

From the publisher

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.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
274
Words
71,861
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
930L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.4
F&P level
~V
AR points
11
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
80501
Publication
Published
August 18, 2005
First published
January 1, 2004
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780142404621

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