The book titled Trophies is a story about how a kid began his journey competing in team sports and academic competitions to win trophies and the values he learned along the way. The story begins with his older brother winning first place in a state basketball tournament. Ventress admired the first-place trophy so much that he decided that winning trophies would become his goal in life, beginning at that moment. Trophies tells some exciting and true stories about his quest to be the very best in sports and in the classroom.