First Quarter Outside Reading Book Review.

Travel Team by Mike Lupica. Philomel Books, 2004 Genre: Fiction

The book Travel Team is a fictional book by Mike Lupica. This book is about a young boy named Danny who does not make his travel basketball team. In the small town of Middletown Danny has a lot to live up to with his days amazing basketball skills. But with Danny's dad being in town and him hearing the new decides to coach a travel team for Danny. But when Danny's dad gets in a car accident what will Danny have to do?

"Sports writer and sometime ESPN analyst Mike Lupica thoughtfully offers sports watching boys (and girls) a story with which they can relate." Sarah (goodreads.com)

Travel Team shows the way most teenagers feel about sports. I think one of the great things about this book is it gives kids something to relate to. It shows main character Danny always trying harder and harder to be better and not giving up when things get hard or when you fail.

In this book readers are able to easily follow through the the book from nobody in the books point of view. This really helps the book flow well because with the author Mike Lupica not being part of the book it is in more detail. With this you are able to know more about what is happening.

"Then Will was there, and Bren, putting Danny up on their shoulders, carrying him around the court, the way the old Vikings had carried his dad once. Danny looked down on the day and thought: So this is what is what everything looks like from up here." (274)

I am a big fan of sports so i love reading books with sports in them. particularly ones that are suspenseful. i like this books because they keep me interested the whole way through. it also make me want to continue reading. this may be why i liked this book so much because it provided both of these things. i also really enjoyed this book because of the message that the book sends. this book teaches people to never give up and always keep trying. also to keep trying even when you fail. one of my favorite parts of the book is when Ali (Danny's mom) told Danny to keep trying because even the great Michael Jordan got cut from his High School basketball team. but Michael Jordan kept trying and trying and now he is known as one of the best players in the history of basketball.