Another sports fiction book from Mike Lupica for students to enjoy. The Turnover is a multi-generational sports story with a little mystery mixed in. Lucas is part of an all-star youth basketball team that is coached by his grandfather, a former college player himself. He thinks the world of his grandfather who has been a big part of his life since his father died when he was very young. While the story revolves around the success of the team and a possible championship future it is also intertwined with the story of Lucas and his Gramps. He is given an assignment to write a biography about someone who is not in Lucas’ immediate family and thus his Gramps is a perfect person to write about. Why is it then that Gramps does not want to be researched. What is in his past that he wants to keep secret?

Like most of Lupica’s books, I enjoyed this one as well. Titlewave recommends The Turnover to grades 4 – 6 but I feel that readers up to 8th grade, even reluctant ones, would enjoy this title, especially if they like basketball.