Travel Team

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Summary: GREAT BOOK!
Review: A rare event event happenned in my house, my son gave up watching tv to read this book! Would highly recommend!

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Summary: 1/3rd TERRIFIC, 1/3rd FAIR, 1/3rd BAD
Review: AMONGST THE MANY PAGES OF INCREDIBLY BORING, REPETITIVE, UNNECESSARY CONVERSATION, THERE'S A NICE LITTLE STORY ABOUT A 12 YEAR OLD WHO "BEATS THE ODDS." DITTO FOR THE YOUNGSTERS FATHER. UNFORTUNATELY, TODAY'S YOUTH NO LONGER PLAYS THE GAME IN THE MANNER MR. LUPICA DESCRIBES - ALTHOUGH, LIKE HIM (WE'RE ABOUT THE SAME AGE) I WISH IT WAS. THIS WOULDN'T NECESSARILY BE A PROBLEM IF MR. LUPICA DIDN'T SET THE TALE IN THE YEAR 2004.

THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A GREAT PIECE FOR THE AUTHOR TO HAVE DEVOTED AN ENTIRE COLUMN OR TWO IN HIS DAILY NEWS PIECES, OR AS A PIECE IN THE DAILY NEWS SUNDAY MAGAZNE SECTION - NOT AN ENTIRE BOOK...ALTHOUGH, HE'S SURE TO MAKE A HELL OF A LOT MORE MONEY FROM THE BOOK (WHICH I IMAGINE WILL BE MADE INTO A MOVIE -IF NOT IN MOVIE HOUSES, IT WILL POP UP SOMEWHERE ON TV).

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Summary: The best sports novel I read in a while
Review: I enjoyed this book thoroughly and easily read it in 4 days. I do have a criticism though. I doubt that 7th grade boys play basketball to this level of sophistication with pick and rolls, screens, no look passes, zone defenses, etc...
Maybe a few do but it would be hard to get a whole league of them.

Rating:
Summary: Great Book
Review: Mike Lupica has a masterpiece with this book. This is one of the best book's I have ever read. It's suggestion on the age level on this book's site isnt correct according to me. I think this book should be read by 12-15 year olds, thus because it deals with so many serious situations. This is a great comeback story, and i hope my review can convince you to by it.

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Summary: 7th grade book club choice
Review: This is a wonderful book. I read Mike Lupica's novels and ordered this book on their strength. My daughter heard me laughing while reading it and wanted to see what was so funny. Now a group of 12 year old girls are reading it for their book club and love it. This book really is for the 11 to 14 year old age group, but don't be misled by the subject matter the girls are finding lots to interest them including the ones who have no interest in basketball.










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Summary: Great story and well written
Review: 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. 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. The novel is very touching at times in which Richie (his dad) is talking to Danny. The only way to describe the book is already written on the front fold of the book, "Mike Lupica delivers a rousing tale of the underdog that will leave you cheering through the final page." That statement is SO true...book highly recommended for any age, although many younger ones ages 10-16 would probably enjoy it even more. Great book!