Tape Measure

Tape Measure:

This object is important to the story because the whole story started with Danny Walker, a 12 year old boy, getting cut from the travel basketball team because he was too small. It meant a lot to Danny to make the travel team (name of team) because it was the same team his father was on that won the championship back in ????. Danny's entire life revolves around playing basketball and being the best player he can be. He believed in order to achieve this, he needed to grow. Danny was always measuring himself to see when he would get the growth spurt his mom always talked about. Danny was 5' 5" tall. Danny got excited during the story because he thought he was finally growing when he measured himself and saw that he was 5' 6".

Christmas Present:

This object is important to the story because Christmas Day was one of the best days of Danny's life. Danny's parent s were divorced and Danny lived with his mom. Christmas Day was spent at his mom's house as well. On that day, Danny got a new laptop and basketball shoes. He was so surprised by these gifts because they were way out of his mom's price range. After Danny was finally able to speak, his mom said, "I knew that if I made some extra money I would buy the face I see right now." Even though Danny's mom and dad are divorced, Danny's dad came over for Christmas dinner and gave Danny a new basketball signed by his favorite players, Jason Kidd and John Stockton. It was a very special Christmas for Danny.