Summer Ball - Mike Lupica

Summer Ball

By Mike Lupica

  • Release Date: 2007-05-15
  • Genre: Sports in Kids Fiction
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 303 Ratings

Description

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

Reviews

  • Summer Ball

    5
    By Gxhcucuxufufuduf
    This was an amazing book! It really gives a lot of learning experiences to kids and is full of action. If you like sports books, this book is definitely for you!!!
  • Amazing

    5
    By Idiririrodid
    Summerball was one of the best books I've ever read
  • Summer Ball

    5
    By Camshack13
    This book was one of the best books I've ever read!!!!!!!!!! When I wouldn't want to read I still had to read 20 min I was like ok let's get this over with, I would read 50 pages it was so good. The ends of chapters were nail biters!!!!!! If you like sports books this is all you!!!!
  • Good for sports lovers like me

    4
    By Tÿ=9
    Great book for sports lovers especially if u love basketball and jokes evry little bit.
  • Summer Ball

    5
    By mdwebb70
    I absolutely loved the way all the books Mike writes tie in with each other! I read Travel Team and Miracle on 49th Street before this book, and I love the way the two stories combine into one book. A MUST READ!
  • Loved it

    5
    By []D[][]V[][]D[][]\[]
    It is a great story that everyone should read
  • Summer Ball

    5
    By Philliephan626
    A great sports book. A book version of Hoosiers. There should be another book.
  • Brennen

    5
    By shaylee nielsen
    I had to read it for school and I thought it would be ok... But then it was amazing and inspirational...I recommend it to anyone!!!
  • AMAZING! AWESOME!

    5
    By A-train 003
    One of the best books I've ever read!
  • mycool

    1
    By missmistt
    harrible boring worst book i have rver read