Summary
Twelve-year-old Danny Walker
is the smallest player on the basketball court but he plays with all his heart
and soul. He gets cut from his local traveling basketball team. He has never
felt more disappointed in his life then now. After school before basketball
even started he would practice until dark and now he got cut because he was small.
He was so confused about everything, his life, sports, and his parents. He was
speechless and wanted to quite. Danny’s father comes up with a plan, how he has
not been with his son for a while and to make it up for him he wants to start
his own basketball team and lead them to the national championship. Danny and
some other kids that had a big heart like Danny and got cut cane come up with a
national championship contender team that could win the national championship.
Will Danny and the other players have the heart and soul to bring back that
trophy to Middleton and be crowned national champions?
Jennifer. “Travel Team”. blogs.kcls.org . 29 Dec. 2010.
http://blogs.kcls.org/onlineteenreaders/2010/12/travel-team-by-mike-lupica.html. 28 Oct. 2012.“NBA Trophy.” dimensionsinfo.com. Web. N.d.28 Oct.2012<http://www.dimensionsinfo.com/nba-trophy-dimensions/>Lupica, Mike. Travel Team. New York: Philomel, 2004. Print.