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Long Shot: A Comeback Kids Novel (Comeback Kids)

Mike Lupica

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Pedro Morales has always been content helping others look great. The epitome of a point guard, he plays the game to set up his teammates—Ned, in particular, the star forward on the receiving end of Pedro’s pinpoint passes. Pedro wants to make his father proud, and so he runs for class president. Yet doing so means going one-on-one against Ned, easily the most popular boy in school. And Pedro learns the hard way that being a good teammate doesn’t mean that others will return the favor. Now Pedro wants to win more than ever—but this time, it’s for himself.

Miracle on 49th Street

Mike Lupica

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Total reviews: 27 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Lupica did it again!! 4 out of 5 stars.
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I have been reading LUpica's books since Travel Team and everyone of them has been great. Molly Parker is very easy to relate to and this book brings out great emotions. His books have a good way of incorporating sports into the characater's life. I also enjoyed how all of his books contain character's from other books. I think that we were first introduced to Josh Cameron Summer Ball. Great read for boys and girls.

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Josh Cameron is MVP of the championship Boston Celtics and a media darling with a spotless reputation. He has it all . . . including a daughter he never knew. When twelve-year-old Molly Parker arrives in his life, claiming to be his daughter, she catches him off guard. Molly says her mom, Jen, revealed his identity before losing her battle with cancer. Josh isn’t so sure about this girl—she must be trying to scam him for his money. Still, there’s something about Molly that reminds him so much of Jen. But as Molly gets to know the real Josh, the one the camera never sees, she starts to understand why her mother never wanted her to know her dad. Josh has room in his heart for only two things: basketball and himself. Does Molly really want this man for a father? Together, these two strangers learn that sometimes, for things to end up the way you want them to, you have to fire up a prayer at the buzzer and hope it goes in.

Travel Team

Mike Lupica

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Review of Travel Team.......... 4 out of 5 stars.
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Mike Lupica's Travel Team is an engaging story about a thrown-together team that was started because some of the kids that tried out for the town travel team were meaninglessly rejected at the tryouts. Danny Walker was the most offended player that was deferred by the harsh scouts at the tryouts because of his small size. His dad, Richie Walker, was the star point guard of the 12-year-old Middletown Vikings travel team when they won the nationals. Richie was described by sportscasters back then as "The biggest little kid from the biggest little town in the world" (21) when his team was on their way towards an upset in the Nationals Championship. Danny's dad soon decides that all of the discarded players that didn't even get a chance should still be able to play, so he arranges another travel team for the town and gives them all a chance to play. The conflicts along the way for the Middletown Warriors are a huge battle for them, but they manage to gather enough players and enter the local seventh-grade travel team league.

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Danny Walker may be the smallest kid on the basketball court, but no one has a bigger love of the game, or a better sense of how to hit the open player with the perfect pass. Then the local travel team—the same travel team Danny’s dad, Richie Walker, led to the national championship on ESPN when he was a kid— cuts Danny because of his height. But Danny isn’t about to give up on basketball. It turns out that he’s not the only kid who was cut for the wrong reasons. Now Danny and his dad are about to give all the castoffs a second chance and prove that you can’t measure heart.

Center Court Sting

Matt Christopher

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

The Great Basketball Book 5 out of 5 stars.
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Daren mcall,very nice and loves to play basketball. Heloves to help others. He helps out Gary and teaches him a little bit of how to play basketball. Daren and Lou get into a fight, but they get over it in the end.

They won their first game 52,45.Then Daren's neighbor wanted him to help Gary learn how to play basketball.Their next game was against the Blazers.They had won that game, but Daren didn't play well at all.The next game was against the Rebels.
If they lost that game they would be out of the playoffs.The RANGERS WON!!!They got to go to the tournament.

In the past,At the basketball court and Daren's home.

You shall never give up even if you are losing and if you are under pressure.You may never know if someone did something unless you ask them or you have proof.

I liked this book a lot;it kept me alive and I was never bored of the story.I wish all books were like this one!!!

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Basketball forward Daren McCall is quick with an insult, quick to take offense, and quick to blame anyone but himself for his troubles. So when center Lou Bettman accuses him first of badmouthing him, then of vandalism, Daren turns the tables and insists that Lou is out to get him. The team splits into two camps. The fight heats up when Daren falls victim to an outrageous act. But did Lou retaliate, as Daren suspects, or is someone else trying to teach Daren a lesson?.

Summer Ball

Mike Lupica

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Total reviews: 14 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Tied With First Book 5 out of 5 stars.
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The beginning made me unsure but once he got to camp (or met Tarik) I knew it would be good. I was worried that Danny would walk over everyone, but between Rasheed (at first) Lamar ( He doesn't deserve to be Named after Lamar Odom) and Coach "My Way" Powers I had plenty of people to hate (Teddy was absent because Richie told the mafia to get him). Powers was tied with Lamar and Teddy for biggest jerk in history, his quotes, (after Danny wins the game by using his own play) "You used your own play didn't you? No more secrets Mr. walker. Are you ever going to learn?" (after Danny asks to be traded to another team) " Mr. Walker let me give you to think about. Soccer. It's full of fast little guys like you." He destroys anyone with creativity and run an run mindedness (If he coached the Phoenix Suns Nash, Barbosa, Marion and Amare would be chewed out nightly and get 5 minutes of play each)

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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.