Ryan Prather
Foul Trouble was, in my opinion, by far and away the best of all 3 books. I believe that Foul Trouble had a good plot, I felt I could connect to it easier than the others, and all in all, it was a bit more realistic. Like many books, it had a corny ending, but no matter what the ending was I would have liked the book. It is about the top high school basketball player in the country and his friend Danny, who is also the main character. I think the book captures the concept of several elements of basketball at a higher level. One is the sheer realism of being recruited into a college, there is a ridiculous amount of rules and John Feinstein truly showed us that College Basketball can be much more trouble than its worth. This book also showed us the crazy stuff that agents will do and just the kind of people you can run into if you're planning to play Basketball in college. Foul Trouble was a fun read, and if you are a big fan of basketball, no matter what level, then this is a great book to read. I even recommend this for anyone who enjoys sports as I know that this book really made me appreciate basketball a bit more. I think that I would give Foul Trouble 5 out of 5 stars.
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Trevor Furrer
Foul Trouble was, by far, my favorite book out of the three. John Feinstein weaved an intricate and addictive plot that made me never want to stop reading. The use of a multitude of characters can sometimes make a book confusing and annoying to read but I felt like Feinstein used the abundance of characters to his advantage. By including multiple characters he rounded out the plot and made the book seem very realistic. I also really liked the amount of detail and significance he gave to the supporting character, Danny. In many YA and junior level books the supporting character is flat and static, barely changing or developing throughout the story. In Foul Trouble, you can clearly see the development of the supporting character, Danny, throughout the story. This book really taught me something about high school and college basketball, and being a basketball player myself, may help me in the future. I would give Foul Trouble a rating of 5 out of 5 stars.
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