Travel Team
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This amazing book, written by the greatest author ever, is about twelve year old Danny Walker trying to walk in his dads shoes. It shows the importance of team work and practice. Because we all know practice makes perfect. Danny will try with all his heart to make that true.
See Danny may be the smallest kid on the basketball court but he has the biggest heart. No one plays with more heart or court sense. But none of that matters when he gets cut from his local travel team, the same team his dad led to national prominence when he was Dannys age.
His dad is still getting over his problems. But He knows that Danny isnt the only kid who was cut for the wrong reason. Together, this washed up former player and a bunch of never say die kids prove that the heart simply cannot be measured.
They told him he was too small, but he didnt give up. His friends, his dad and he decided to show them that maybe they didnt look the part but if your hearts in it and you put in the work you can do just about anything.
Ty Ross, Will Stoddard, and Teddy Moran are some of Dannys team mates and best friends that help him win the National Prominence Championship. Tess Hewitt is another one of his best friends and a good one at that. She is at all the games to cheer them on. They overcome having nowhere to practice, a horrible injury, and the doubt of their town to prove that not size but HEART and TALENT matter in this game called Basketball.
If you love basketball or any sports themed books then I believe that this would be a great book for you. Mike Lupica is a great author and it shows in all the elements he used to make this an awesome book. It is a realistic story not just about the game but about heart, character, and family.
Travel Team is a great story about achieving your goals, regardless the seemingly large obstacles that may be in your way. Danny faces many setbacks from being too short to play basketball to his eventual display of leadership on the team. With the help of his friends and family he overcomes many hardships to prove that