nick, Kia And Their Mississauga Magic Teammates Are On The Road, Heading Off To An Elite Hoop Tournament In The Midwest. Feeling Outmatched By Many Of The High Profile Teams, The Kids Are Still Looking Forward To A Good Time. However, Coach Barkley, Who Played College Ball In The Area And Is Still Regarded As A Hero, Has Other Ideas. As Usual, Nothing But Winning Will Be Good Enough For Coach. As The Tournament Progresses, The Magic Players Learn To Believe In Themselves And Come To Realize That They Can Hold Their Own Against The Opposing Teams. And Then, Just As The Team Seems To Have A Shot At Making The Finals, The Eligibility Of One Of Their Players Is Questioned And They Face Disqualification. Will The Team Spirit The Road Trip Has Instilled Be Strong Enough To Get The Kids Over This Hurdle? Eric Walters' First Four Titles In This Series, Three On Three, Full Court Press, Hoop Crazy! And Long Shot Have All Been Bestsellers. Road Trip Is The Fifth Of Eight Books In The Nick And Kia Basketball Series. Book One Is Three On Three. Book Two Is Full Court Press. Book Three Is Hoop Crazy! Book Four Is Long Shot. Book Six Is Off Season. Book Seven Is Underdog. Book Eight Is Triple Threat.
barbara Kennedy - Children's Literature
inexplicably, Nick, Kia, And The Other Members Of The Mississauga Magic, A Basketball Team Of Nine Year Olds, Are Starting Their Season With The Mumford International Invitational Tournament, Which Means A Nine Hour Road Trip. More Annoying Than The Long Trip Is The Thought That They Don't Really Deserve To Be In This Elite, Media Covered Event. Their Coach, Who Played In This Tournament Many Years Ago Before He Became A High School, College, And Briefly, An Nba Player, Made A Few Phone Calls And Well, Here They Are. They Find That In Order To Do Their Best, Come Together As A Team, And Have A Little Fun, They Must Overcome Multiple Adult Obstacles. Media Pressure, Unfair Officiating, Even The Coach's Volatile Enthusiasm, To Put It Nicely, Are Weathered Well Until The Final Insult Is Delivered. The Tournament Officials Decide One Of The Magic's Players Is Ineligible. If She Plays, Their Team Will Be Disqualified. Find Out What A Team Does! Part Of An Untitled Basketball Series For Young Readers. 2002, Orca Book Publishers,
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Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Author : Walters, Eric
Language : English
Published :2002-09-01
Number Of Pages : 160
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1551432013
ISBN-13 : 9781551432014
Item weight : 0.28 lb
Dimensions : 0.5 in x 5.06 in x 7.5 in
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