{"product_id":"travel-team-paperback","title":"Travel Team - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMike Lupica\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe #1 Bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For fans of The Bad News Bears, Hoosiers, the Mighty Ducks, and Mike Lupica's other New York Times bestselling novels \u003cb\u003eHeat\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Underdogs\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eMillion-Dollar Throw\u003c\/b\u003e, here is a book that proves that when the game knocks you down, champions stand tall.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Lupica \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of multiple bestselling books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eQB 1\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHeat, Travel Team, Million-Dollar Throw, and The Underdogs. \u003c\/i\u003eHe has carved out a niche as the sporting world's finest storyteller. Mike lives in Connecticut with his wife and their four children. When not writing novels, \u003cb\u003eMike Lupica \u003c\/b\u003ewrites for New York's \u003ci\u003eDaily News, \u003c\/i\u003e appears on ESPN's \u003ci\u003eThe Sports Reporters \u003c\/i\u003eand hosts \u003ci\u003eThe Mike Lupica Show \u003c\/i\u003eon ESPN Radio. You can visit Mike Lupica at mikelupicabooks.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 18, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Young Hoosier Book Award (2008)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Travel Team\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42697277636671,"sku":"9780142404621","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1f5d6a6a7fc12b864bead9d4b10842d6.webp?v=1765008968","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/travel-team-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}