The book Slam Dunk, written by Donna King, is an incredible book. The book tells a story about a thirteen-year-old girl who is smart, and is a really good basketball player! Her mother is constantly on her about her academics and making her study often. Ashlee has the chance to make the National Youth basketball team, doing anything it takes, even if it means she will have to lie to her mother and have the help from her famous, NBA, never in her life, father. The setting of the book takes place at a gym in Orlando, Florida. This affects the story, because this is where Ashlee is going in the story that makes the story so interesting. If it would have been in New York, where Ashlee lives, she would not have needed her fathers help to get to Florida. I know this, because the text…show more content… It kept me involved, because I wanted to know if Ashlee’s plan would work, or if her mother would find out. The book also kept me involved, because I wanted to know more about Ashlee’s father and how Ashlee would be around him. The author uses detail for his characters. For example, “Ashlee dribbled, swerved, and dodged… she faked, twisted, and freed herself up to shoot.” The plot of the story moves quickly. Ashlee is playing basketball throughout the story, and like most sports, basketball is fast paced. The text reads, “No, she had to go solo for the points, faking past the last defender, leaping and twisting in midair toward the basket.” The author uses great amounts of detail and imagery throughout the story. On page 68, the text states, “The plane landed and bumped along the runway, engines whining. The outside temperature was a sunny 89 degrees, the pilot told them.” I can picture the plane landing and bumping as it hits the runway, and trying to slow down. The tone that the author uses is fear, happiness, nervousness, and more. One example from the book is, “I did it! I just slam-dunked my way into the National
