Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay. Since danny gets cut from the travel team, his dad decides to coach his own travel team with danny on it. For fans of the bad news bears, hoosiers, the mighty ducks, and mike lupicas other new york times bestselling novels heat, the underdogs, and milliondollar throw, here is a book that proves that when. Dannys dad former nba player decides to coach a new travel team for danny but. His column in the new york daily news is syndicated nationally. Who are the main characters in mike lupicas travel team. Mike lupica books list of books by author mike lupica. Travel team by mike lupica important characters antagonist the antagonist of the book is teddy moran teddy moran is a snobby, mean, and disrespectful person teddy moran is a head taller than danny. While practicing in his driveway danny has 2 flood lights, one over the back board the other over the back door. Danny is cut from his travel league basketball team because he is deemed too short. The story of travel team is great, how a 12 year old little man named danny who is very small for his age overcomes his defeats and also renews a relationship with his father, who becomes his coach. What is the main setting of the story travel team by mike. Mike lives in connecticut with his wife and their four children. Twelveyearold danny walker may be the smallest kid on the basketball court but dont tell him th.
For a small man, richie walker casts a large shadow over his sons life. Dannys dad was a former nba player what is dannys disadvantage who coaches dannys travel team danny likes the idea of his dad coaching his team who is dannys best friend where does danny practice everyday who makes the winning shot to win the championship. Dannys father, richie, decides at this point to form his own travel team. Sometimes, breathing hard, like it was a real game, hed step to the free throw line hed drawn with chalk and make two free. Travel team is a young adult novel by columnist mike lupica, about a boy named danny walker who is cut from his travel basketball team because of his short stature, so his father richie responds by. Danny walker may be the smallest kid on the basketball court, but dont te. Michael or mike lupica born 11th may, 1952 is, probably, the most popular and bestknown sports columnists in united states. His first fiction novel was a mystery titled dead air, the start of his peter finley series. Twelveyearold danny walker may be the smallest kid on the basketball court but dont tell him that. On the right side of the stage, fashioned like a sliding door in the book danny looks through this when the vikings, the 7th grade travel basketball team, are having their 1st practice. This theme gives the reader a joyful feeling because they should never give up on what. Mike lupica does an excellent job of connecting the story with real life incidents that anyone might face and basketball. Mike lupica is the author of multiple bestselling books for young readers, including the home team series, qb 1, heat, travel team, milliondollar throw, and the underdogs. Dannys dad was a former nba player what is dannys disadvantage.
Get chances to win free books, the latest info on cool new books and pretty much anything else related to wait for it books. Because no one plays with more heart or court sense. Listen to travel team audiobook by mike lupica, narrated by oliver wyman. He started his newspaper career at 23 years only with the new york post in 1975 and at that time he covered the games of new york knicks.
The official book website for mike lupica, author of no slame dunk, travel team, heat, the big field, comeback kids, miracle on 49th street, and summer ball no slam dunk on sale 11062018. This is a quiz about the book i read by mike lupica travel team take this quiz. Since danny gets cut from the travel team, his dad decides to coach his own. Danny must coach his own team when his dad runs into some trouble. Business publishing industry library and information science printer friendly 24,943,459 articles and books. Travel team for free by mike lupica twelveyearold danny walker knows something the coaches dont. In 1987, lupica launched the sporting life column in esquire magazine. This acclaimed book by mike lupica is available at in several formats for your ereader. Travel team isbn 9780142404621 pdf epub mike lupica ebook. Travel team 2004 was the first young adult novel by american sports writer and novelist mike lupica. Danny walker would like nothing more than to follow in his fathers footsteps.
Directed at young basketball players, travel team is the story of danny walker, who is cut from the. Travel team by mike lupica is about a short basketball player named danny walker who gets cuts from his travel team. There are many characters in this novel because it focuses on multiple travel basketball teams. After he is cut from his travel basketball teamthe very same team that. Travel team by mike lupica is absolutely one of the best books i have read this year. This theme gives the reader a joyful feeling because they should never give up on what there trying to succeed in life and what they do just like danny. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Mike lupica is the author of multiple bestselling books for young readers, including the home team series, qb 1, heat, travel team, milliondollar throw, and the. First of all, mike lupica is an amazing author and i highly recommend any of his books. Mike lupica is the author of multiple bestselling books for young readers, including qb 1, heat, travel team, milliondollar throw, and the underdogs. Discount prices on books by mike lupica, including titles like robert b.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Mike lupica is a new york times bestselling author of several books for young readers. Travel team is an inspirational tale in the tradition of the bad news bears and hoosiers. I do not want to give away the ending to this wonderful story but i would like to tell you about this book. His first two novels for young readers, travel teamand heat, reached. The story enthralls the detials of danny walker forming his own team of the rejects, and making his comback. Directed at young basketball players, travel team is the story of danny walker, who is cut from the towns traveling team because of his size. In the story, danny walker, the main character, gets cut from the town travel team because he is too short. Discourses on 57 chevys, turquoise buffaloes, frontier salsa, a fourlegged dog named fred and a twolegged brother named don. Mike lupica became a published author in 1985 with the reggie jackson autobiography reggie. Perfect for any little leaguer with dreams of making it bigas well as for fans of mike lupicas other new york times bestsellers travel team, the big field, the underdogs, milliondollar throw, and the game changers series, this cheerworthy baseball story shows that when the game knocks you down, champions stand tall. Dannys dad former nba player decides to coach a new travel team for danny but gets in a car accident and is unable to coach the rest of the season. Below is a list of mike lupicas books in order of when they were originally published. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
It tells the story of a young boy named danny walker. That problem is, he is little, and so hes denied inclusion on the local travel basketball team. The official book website for mike lupica, author of travel team, heat, the big field, comeback kids, miracle on 49th street, and summer ball. The main setting of travel team by mike lupica is middletown. If you like books about how a family gets over a loss of a loved one, and how a boy has put all of that behind him an. Get chances to win free books, the latest info on cool new books and pretty much. People who are older than 14 probably would think that this is an easy book for them to read because there is not much of a sense of vocabulary in mike. Travel team takes place in the present time in middletown, new york. The book travel team written by mike lupica has the literary merits of plot development. When 12yearold danny walker is cut from the travel team, he is crushed.
The story shifts from danny walkers home in middletown to his school st. Travel team by mike lupica worcester academy english 8. Who is the author of travel team what are dannys parents. J danny walker is a terrific little basketball player. Travel team is the first novel i have read from mike lupica and i will be going out very soon to buy many more of his sports novels. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading travel team. Travel team by mike lupica is one of the most moving and heart warming stories that i have ever read. The story of travel team is great, how a 12 year old little. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while.
Danny setts up chairs in his driveway to drible through. Travel team ebook by mike lupica 9781101200476 rakuten kobo. Twelveyearold danny walker may be the smallest kid. Travel team isbn 9780142404621 pdf epub mike lupica. Travel team by mike lupica important characters antagonist the antagonist of the book is teddy moran teddy moran is a snobby, mean, and disrespectful person teddy moran is a head taller than danny, and got into a fight with danny his dad is also completely disrespectful to richie. In the end dannys team ends up beating the team he was cut from. He has received numerous honors, including the 2003 jim murray award from the national football. He has received numerous honors, including the 2003 jim murray award from the national football foundation. Travel team by mike lupica overdrive rakuten overdrive. Travel team 2005 read online free book by mike lupica in. He has carved out a niche as the sporting worlds finest storyteller. How can he be too short to follow in his fathers footsteps.
The team is coached by the overly intense jeff ross. The team is a little ruff at first but they come together. Mike lupica, a nationally known columnist for the new york daily news, has written books for both fathers and sons. In the book travel team, never giving up is one of the themes because danny never gave up trying out for basketball. This long list of names can get a bit confusing, so it is important to focus in on the most. Read travel team by mike lupica available from rakuten kobo.
Perfect for any little leaguer with dreams of making it bigas well as for fans of mike lupicas other new york times bestsellers travel team, the big field, the underdogs, milliondollar throw, and the. Oct 11, 2005 listen to travel team audiobook by mike lupica. Then the local travel team the same travel team dannys dad, richie walker, led to the. He started his newspaper career at 23 years only with the new york post. Travel team is easy to read and follow so just about anyone can read it. But none of that matters when he is cut from his local travel team, th. After he is cut from his travel basketball team the very same team that his father once led to national prominencetwelveyear pdfold danny walker forms his own team of castoffs that might have a shot at victory. Travel team is a young adult novel by columnist mike lupica, about a boy named danny walker who is cut from his travel basketball team because of his short stature, so his father richie responds by forming a new travel team made up of players who were cut or did not try out. The story has parts rising up to the main plot and what the effect of the plot is afterwards. Oct 01, 2004 for a small man, richie walker casts a large shadow over his sons life. 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.
When 12, richie, a 510 point guard phenom, led his ragtag middletown vikings from eastern long island to the national finals of the little league basketball world series and became the darling of sportswriters around the country. Mike lupica cowrote autobiographies with reggie jackson and bill parcells, collaborated with noted author and. 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 milliondollar throw, here is a book that proves that when the game knocks you down, champions stand tall. Summary the end in the story, danny walker, the main character, gets cut from the town travel team because he is too short. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read travel team. Travel team by mike lupica by stefano marconi on prezi. Aug 18, 2005 travel team ebook written by mike lupica. Mike lupica is a prominent sports journalist and the new york timesbestselling author of more than.
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