Danny Walker takes his best shot after being cut from the basketball traveling team for being too short: He forms his own team and the tale, both on and off court, is inspiring.

--Sports writer and author Mike Lupica has coached youth basketball.
--Second on the Publisher’s Weekly January bestsellers for children, “Travel Team” is fourth on the New York Times bestseller list.
--The novel, published October 2004, is about more then just sport, which makes it universally appealing.