Travel Team

By: Mike Lupica

Narrated by: Oliver Wyman

Twelve-year-old Danny Walker knows something the coaches don’t: You can’t measure heart.

Danny Walker may be the smallest kid on the basketball court, but don’t tell him that. Because no one plays with a bigger love of the game. Or a better sense of how to hit the open player with the perfect pass. Which is why his world shatters when he is cut from the local travel team for being too small. Not just any travel team, either–the very same one his father had led to the national championship on ESPN when he was a kid.

Turns out Danny wasn’t the only kid cut for the wrong reasons. And Danny’s father is about to give them all a second chance–something he could use himself. After washing out of the NBA, Richie Walker washed out of life, too. But together, these castoffs prove something Danny knew all along: You can’t measure heart.

In the tradition of The Bad News Bears and Hoosiers, author, nationally syndicated sportswriter, and ESPN personality Mike Lupica delivers a rousing tale of the underdog that will leave you cheering to the final word.©2005 Mike Lupica; (P)2005 Listening Library

Critic reviews

Praise for Travel Team:

“In a story every bit as exciting and tear-jerking as any novel or movie in its genre – Hoosiers, Mighty Ducks, The Bad News Bears – Danny gets his chance at glory. Lupica . . . has the knowledge of the game and the lean prose to make this a taut, realistic story not just about the game but about heart, character, and family. A winner.” –Kirkus Reviews

“Lupica . . . sets the scene for on-court action, and delivers play-by-play descriptions . . . that will thrill basketball buffs. Genuinely affecting.” –Publishers Weekly

The ending was well thought out and the characters had well thought out personalities.

Only some minor errors and the different basketball language used made me confused at parts.

Phenomenal

Just Phenomenal. It's Absolutely Fantastic the characters are really good and more. It's really really good!!

Narrator

This narrorator is bad at conversations but is good at everything else. The story is pretty good but the no curses in this are weird

Travel Team is an awesome read

What did you love best about Travel Team?

I really enjoyed the story and how it unfolded.

What did you like best about this story?

How the kids came together as a team

Have you listened to any of Oliver Wyman’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes, this one was the best!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When he finally made the team

Great story about perseverance

I read this book with my son. The story is realistic, and we could really relate to it.