Mike Lupica writes children's fiction? This is total news to me.

I'm not really offering any insight here, and I could very well be the last sports fan in America to learn this. But I just had to share that because I find it so funny. Even funnier, though, is this description of Lupica's new book Summer Ball:

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.

He's no Matt Christopher; I can tell ya' that much.