SuitabookMaking the team
Kelsey Blair
- Reading
- You could read alongside the story’s two threads: Hannah’s progress towards another tryout and the changes in her friendship with June. Pause to notice where those concerns overlap.
- Themes
- Effort and sporting ambition: After missing selection, Hannah develops her basketball skills and confidence and looks towards a future team opportunity. The plot presents continued practice and growing confidence as part of Hannah’s response to disappointment.
- Friendship under strain: Hannah and June spend less time together after June makes the team and Hannah does not; they begin to grow apart. The friendship is presented as an unresolved concern alongside Hannah’s sporting goal.
- Worth knowing
- The friendship strain is part of the central conflict: Hannah and June spend less time together and begin to grow apart. Consider whether this feels familiar or difficult for your reader.