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Twelve-year-old Danny Walker knows something the coaches don’t: You can’t measure heart. Danny Walker may be the smallest kid on the basketball court, but don’t tell him that. Because no one plays with a bigger love of the game. Or a better sense of how to hit the open player with the perfect pass. Which is why his world shatters when he is cut from the local travel team for being too small. Not just any travel team, either–the very same one his father had led to the national championship on ESPN when he was a kid. Turns out Danny wasn’t the only kid cut for the wrong reasons. And Danny’s father is about to give them all a second chance–something he could use himself. After washing out of the NBA, Richie Walker washed out of life, too. But together, these castoffs prove something Danny knew all along: You can’t measure heart. In the tradition of The Bad News Bears and Hoosiers, author, nationally syndicated sportswriter, and ESPN personality Mike Lupica delivers a rousing tale of the underdog that will leave you cheering to the final word.
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"Travel team is one of the best books I have ever read. It is so good I am now reading the sequel. Travel Team is about a young boy named Danny Walker. Danny is one of the best basketball player's in Middletown and gets cut from basketball for the wrong reasons. That reason is his size. All this does though is motivates him to become better and his dad and him create there own team of all the knockoffs. I can connect to this because I didn't make the A team for travel baseball. But that didn't let me down I still tried to get better every year and am trying my hardest. Sometimes sports is not about how good you are its about how much heart you put in. So I tried out for a new team that was very well coached by a local high schools varsity coach and made it. To this day that was the best discion I have ever made in my sports career. I learned so much and improved my game by 200%. Not only did I get better I made so many new friends. Overall sports is not about plain athletic ability, it's about how much practice and heart you put into it."
— Joey (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Lupica has penned a basketball novel as exciting as any Hollywood sports film.”
— Barnes & Noble, editorial review -
“A taut, realistic story not just about the game but about heart, character, and family. A winner.”
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“Even non-sports fans will find themselves rooting for Danny’s underdog team and will be caught up in the realistic descriptions of their games.”
— School Library Journal -
In a story every bit as exciting and tear-jerking as any novel or movie in its genre – Hoosiers, Mighty Ducks, The Bad News Bears – Danny gets his chance at glory. Lupica . . . has the knowledge of the game and the lean prose to make this a taut, realistic story not just about the game but about heart, character, and family. A winner.
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Lupica . . . sets the scene for on-court action, and delivers play-by-play descriptions . . . that will thrill basketball buffs. Genuinely affecting.
— Publishers Weekly
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A New York Times bestseller
Travel Team Listener Reviews
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" Travel team by Mike Lupica is absolutely one of the best books I have read this year. Directed at young basketball players, Travel Team is the story of Danny Walker, who is cut from the town's traveling team because of his size. The story enthralls the detials of Danny Walker forming his own team of the rejects, and making his comback. This novel inspires shorter basketball players that anyone can play the sport if they really love it. I can definitely related to this book and I found myself glued to the pages unable to put the book down. Highly recommended only people who are interested in basketball read this book because there are some terms that may be confusing or unfamiliar to people who do not know basketball "lingo". "
— Christina, 2/6/2014 -
" Excellent read for a young athlete. Old school values in a modern setting w/some wonderful basketball lingo. Really appreciate Mike Lupica even more now (more tha just a great sports reporter). "
— Jim, 2/2/2014 -
" Awsome so far .I,m exited how it will end. "
— Bo, 1/29/2014 -
" This book shows that it does not matter about your size for there your can accomplish anything you want. "
— Kyle, 1/26/2014 -
" Its is a awesome book on how a average kid makes his way up to the top "
— Hunter, 1/24/2014 -
" A very quick read, and a nice story about the "little guy" coming up big. "
— Andy, 1/18/2014 -
" This book is pimptabulous. "
— Wayne, 1/3/2014 -
" This book is good if you like sports "
— Byron, 12/24/2013 -
" the book Travel team by Mike Lupica, is a book for kids who love basketball but haven't had a chance because of there size. Also if you are in the shadows of your dad or moms sports career. i really love this book and recommend you read it "
— Ryan, 12/22/2013 -
" I loved this book. It is very fun to read. If you like basketball you will love this book. "
— Michael, 12/11/2013 -
" I enjoyed this. A good book for 6th graders who love sports. "
— Reneeantrosio, 5/31/2013 -
" The novel Travel Team is an excellent novel based on a young boy who someday wishes to play on the team his dad led the Nationals. I thought the novel had very good discription and some suspenseful action. Overall, the novel was excellent. "
— Quintin, 4/30/2013 -
" I gave this book a four star rating because I really enjoy sport books and this book was very interesting. Mike Lupica is a very good author if you like sport books. What was the best about this book is that it was very hard to put down. I would strongly recommend this book. "
— Rickywarren5, 4/13/2013 -
" Read this book with my son and we enjoyed it pretty well. My son (age 12) was disappointed with the ending as he wanted to hear about what happened after the big Vikings game. He said there should at least be an epilogue or something. "
— Tim, 3/12/2013 -
" LOVED IT THE BOOK IS GREAT SHOWS HOW U CAN DO ANYTHING IN LIFE "
— Craig, 3/11/2013 -
" This is a great underdog story about how a kid uses his hight disadvantage for the better and becomes great at basketball. I like this book because everybody mad fun of the kid because he was short and he came out on top in they end when he is great at basketball. "
— Anthony, 3/11/2013 -
" I would give this book a two or three... just because for me it wasnt too good. Nothing really exciting happened. "
— lindsss:), 2/23/2013 -
" Travel team was a very exciting book with twists and turns that will keep you on the edge of your seat. I rate this book a 5 stars! "
— 1ashbrook_jon, 10/16/2011 -
" My son liked it even more than I did. This must mean that Lupica is doing a good job of appealing to his audience - young males. "
— Joan, 8/4/2011 -
" This book was not that good but it was okay. "
— David, 4/28/2011 -
" I enjoyed this. A good book for 6th graders who love sports. "
— Reneeantrosio, 4/22/2011 -
" A very quick read, and a nice story about the "little guy" coming up big. "
— Andy, 4/4/2011 -
" Such a great book. This is one book you will not be able to put down. Starting with the tension to the excitement of the games. This is just an all around book that is just an amazing story to tell. "
— Michael, 2/21/2011 -
" I think this book related to my life. It was a little bit boring I got lost it. This is a realistic fiction book. You could compare it to anyone's life that loves basketball. "
— Affrick, 2/15/2011 -
" Mike Lupica strikes again with an amazing award winning sports novel. "
— Spencer, 2/15/2011 -
" Triple Crown Maffucci plans on reading this book next month. "
— Triple, 2/9/2011
About Mike Lupica
Mike Lupica is a New York Times bestselling author and a veteran sports columnist who spent most of his career with the New York Daily News. For three decades, he was a panelist on ESPN’s The Sports Reporters. He is now a member of the National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame.
About Oliver Wyman
Oliver Wyman is an actor and award-winning audiobook narrator. He has won five Audie Awards from the Audio Publisher’s Association, fourteen Earphone Awards, and two Listen Up Awards from Publisher’s Weekly. He was named a 2008 Best Voice in Nonfiction & Culture by AudioFile magazine. He has appeared on stage as well as in film and television, and he is a veteran voice actor who can be heard in numerous cartoons and video games. He is one of the founders of New York City’s Collective Unconscious theater, and his performances include the award-winning “reality play” Charlie Victor Romeo and A. R. McElhinney’s cult classic film A Chronicle of Corpses.