Travel Team

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.[1] The novel was a children's chapter book New York Times best seller for three months,[2][3] and was based in part on Lupica's experience when his son was cut from a basketball team.[1]

  1. Dakss, Brian (December 30, 2004). "Heartbreak Turned To Success". CBS News. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
  2. Rubin, Charlie (June 4, 2006). "'Heat,' by Mike Lupica". The New York Times. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
  3. "CHILDREN'S BEST SELLERS: December 19, 2004". The New York Times. December 19, 2004. Retrieved February 19, 2010.

This article is about the novel. For the concept of teams without a permanent home stadium, see Traveling team.
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