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Summer Ball

Mike Lupica

2007256 pagesabout 4–6 hours
2007
first published
  • 2008Penguin Group USA, Inc. · ENGISBN 9781429535168
  • 2009Schoolastic Inc.
  • 2007Philomel · 256 pages · ENGISBN 9780399244872
  • 2008Puffin · 272 pages · ENGISBN 9780142411537
  • 2008scholastic · ENGISBN 9780545153881

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.

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How it reads

Character focusSingle lead

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Written forMiddle grade

When and where

SeasonSummer
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