Travel Team and Summer Ball are both fiction books about basketball, and written by Mike Lupica. (Mike Lupica works for ESPN, and also writes kids sports novels). These books follow Danny Walker a 12 (later 13) year old. Danny is a great player, always one of the best on the court, plus his dad is Richie Walker from the NBA. The problem is, Danny is the shortest on the court too, and because of this, he gets discriminated against a lot.
In Travel Team Danny starts by getting cut from the local travel team (which his dad led to the nationals as a kid), due to his size. In response, he, his dad, and some friends start a new team of their own. They eventually proved everyone by winning the local league.
Summer Ball starts with Danny still feeling good about winning the national championships (not mentioned in Travel Team). However, this year, after playing with older kids, Danny hasn't been quite successful, so he isn't to keen on going to Right Way, one of the most prestigious basket ball camps in the country, where his parents are sending him. Danny knows that here, he will come up against the real deal- the best kids in the country, some way older than him. The book follows Danny as he gets through camp, making friends along the way, and eventually finding success.
These two books teach you one of the most important things about sports, as well as life - Never give up! Another important thing is that in any sport you play, it's about skill, effort, and fitness. There are many other things in these books such as friendship, courage, etc.
Rating: 8 out of 10 (both)
I learned a lot about basketball from this book, as I was unfamiliar
with most rules before B-ball season at school this year :-D
In Travel Team Danny starts by getting cut from the local travel team (which his dad led to the nationals as a kid), due to his size. In response, he, his dad, and some friends start a new team of their own. They eventually proved everyone by winning the local league.
Summer Ball starts with Danny still feeling good about winning the national championships (not mentioned in Travel Team). However, this year, after playing with older kids, Danny hasn't been quite successful, so he isn't to keen on going to Right Way, one of the most prestigious basket ball camps in the country, where his parents are sending him. Danny knows that here, he will come up against the real deal- the best kids in the country, some way older than him. The book follows Danny as he gets through camp, making friends along the way, and eventually finding success.These two books teach you one of the most important things about sports, as well as life - Never give up! Another important thing is that in any sport you play, it's about skill, effort, and fitness. There are many other things in these books such as friendship, courage, etc.
Rating: 8 out of 10 (both)I learned a lot about basketball from this book, as I was unfamiliar
with most rules before B-ball season at school this year :-D
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