During his short professional basketball career, Israeli children’s writer A.D. Erving spent a lot of time on the bench, watching his team play and feeling like the odd man out. He went on to coach the game for nine years, working with children and teenagers both on and off the court and found he always had a kind eye for the less talented players on his team. Wanting to further inspire kids, he not only penned the first of a ten-book e-series, The Dream Ten Series – “David’s Miracle” - which follows a group of young underdogs who get rejected from their own local club basketball team and proceed to form their own - but enlisted NBA superstar Stephen Curry to become the brand ambassador for the books!

“The idea is to get kids who are hooked on basketball but don’t like to read to start reading and to get kids who like reading but aren’t really connected to sports to start taking an interest in them,” says Erving. “With his passion for the game and his commitment to sportsmanship and service, Stephen Curry is the ideal collaborator.”

“I really think it’s a great series,” says Curry, the star guard of the Golden State Warriors, “I identified right away with David and his friends; I know what it’s like to be the underdog and to have people doubt you. The stories are fun, but I think the messages are equally important: work hard, stay positive, and believe in yourself. These are the kind of values I’ve always believed in. Kids are going to love it.”

The first installment of the Dream Ten - “David’s Miracle” focuses on 12-year-old David “the Brain” Malone, who, at 4 feet and 6 inches, is the shortest boy on the team. But what he lacks in height he makes up for in speed and agility.

When David and his friends get rejected by the prestigious Raymond Hills Warriors, their local club basketball team, what do they do? They form their own team, the Dream Ten! With a little help from a local hoops legend, Michael Erwin, and with a lot of hard work, the boys learn to confront the unforgiving challenges of youth basketball, including their biggest rival: Dennis “the Truck” McDonald.

Filled with exhilarating basketball action, the heartfelt ten-book series will really give kids something to cheer about. On offense, on defense, and everywhere, readers will get to know the dynamic Dream Ten roster, including David “the Brain” Malone, Captain Larry “the Banker” Young, and Tony “the Human Elevator” Baez, with each volume detailing the team’s basketball adventures in a different character’s unique voice.