Now that I am further in my book Travel Team, by Mike Lupica, it has gotten more intense and I want to keep reading it. Now that Danny has tried out for his dream travel basketball team and doesn’t make it, he knows he needs to push himself harder than he ever has before. He is determined not to give up only because of his height is the only thing stopping him and he will figure out a way to overcome that. Also to show people that height doesn’t determine how well someone knows the sport or how well they can play. Danny’s dream is to be just as good as his dad, which is hard to beat, but Danny knows he can do it if he sets his mind to it. It’s very interesting how the author made it that the only way Danny ever finds out stuff about his dad