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Summer Ball

By Mike Lupica

By Mike Lupica

By Mike Lupica

By Mike Lupica

By Mike Lupica
Read by Danny Gerard

By Mike Lupica
Read by Danny Gerard

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Paperback $9.99

May 15, 2008 | ISBN 9780142411537 | Middle Grade (8-12)

Ebook $9.99

May 15, 2007 | ISBN 9781101200629 | Middle Grade (8-12)

Audiobook Download $20.00

Apr 03, 2018 | 394 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Summer Ball

    The sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Travel Team!

    When you’re the smallest kid playing a big man’s game, the challenges never stop—especially when your name is Danny Walker. Leading your travel team to the national championship may seem like a dream come true, but for Danny, being at the top just means the competition tries that much harder to knock him off. Now Danny’s heading to Right Way basketball camp for the summer, and he knows that with the country’s best players in attendance, he’s going to need to take his game up a notch if he wants to match up. But it won’t be easy. Old rivals and new battles leave Danny wondering if he really does have what it takes to stand tall.

    About Summer Ball

    The sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Travel Team!

    When you’re the smallest kid playing a big man’s game, the challenges never stop—especially when your name is Danny Walker. Leading your travel team to the national championship may seem like a dream come true, but for Danny, being at the top just means the competition tries that much harder to knock him off. Now Danny’s leaving Middletown for the summer and heading to Right Way basketball camp, where he’s out of his element and maybe out of his league. The country’s best ballers are in attendance, and Danny will need to raise his game if he wants to match up. But it won’t be easy. Old rivals and new battles leave Danny wondering if he really has what it takes to stand tall.

    “Lupica is at his best when he puts the reader right in the center of the action on the court. His game descriptions are fast, accurate, and exciting. Young sports-fiction fans will eat this up.” –Booklist
     
    “Sports fans will relish the on-court action, expertly rendered in Lupica’s taut prose. This worthy sequel to Travel Team should earn a wide audience.” –School Library Journal
     
    “Lupica knows his basketball and knows how to spin a page-turner of a story. Those who enjoyed the first installment of Danny’s story will be thrilled to read a sequel, and even those middle school readers who are not huge sports fans will want to cheer for Danny Walker, who proves that determination can be a whole lot bigger than height.” –VOYA

    About Summer Ball

    The sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Travel Team!

    When you’re the smallest kid playing a big man’s game, the challenges never stop—especially when your name is Danny Walker. Leading your travel team to the national championship may seem like a dream come true, but for Danny, being at the top just means the competition tries that much harder to knock him off. Now Danny’s heading to Right Way basketball camp for the summer, and he knows that with the country’s best players in attendance, he’s going to need to take his game up a notch if he wants to match up. But it won’t be easy. Old rivals and new battles leave Danny wondering if he really does have what it takes to stand tall.

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    Robert B. Parker's Hot Property
    Robert B. Parker's Broken Trust
    Travel Team
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    About Mike Lupica

    Mike Lupica is a prominent sports journalist and the New York Times-bestselling author of more than forty works of fiction and non-fiction. A longtime friend to Robert B. Parker, he was selected by the Parker estate to continue the Sunny Randall and… More about Mike Lupica

    About Mike Lupica

    Mike Lupica is a prominent sports journalist and the New York Times-bestselling author of more than forty works of fiction and non-fiction. A longtime friend to Robert B. Parker, he was selected by the Parker estate to continue the Sunny Randall and… More about Mike Lupica

    About Mike Lupica

    Mike Lupica is a prominent sports journalist and the New York Times-bestselling author of more than forty works of fiction and non-fiction. A longtime friend to Robert B. Parker, he was selected by the Parker estate to continue the Sunny Randall and… More about Mike Lupica

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Sports Fiction

    Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Viking Books for Young Readers
    May 15, 2008 | 272 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780142411537

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Sports Fiction

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Viking Books for Young Readers
    May 15, 2007 | 272 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781101200629

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Sports Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Apr 03, 2018 | 394 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780525624721

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    Praise

    Praise for Summer Ball:
     
    “Lupica is at his best when he puts the reader right in the center of the action on the court. His game descriptions are fast, accurate, and exciting. Young sports-fiction fans will eat this up.” –Booklist
     
    “Sports fans will relish the on-court action, expertly rendered in Lupica’s taut prose. This worthy sequel to Travel Team should earn a wide audience.” –School Library Journal
     
    “Lupica knows his basketball and knows how to spin a page-turner of a story. Those who enjoyed the first installment of Danny’s story will be thrilled to read a sequel, and even those middle school readers who are not huge sports fans will want to cheer for Danny Walker, who proves that determination can be a whole lot bigger than height.” –VOYA

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