Synopsis
Nick Hornby, author of the bestsellers About a Boy and High Fidelity, presents Slam, a teenage novel about Sam the skater who is about to grow up in big, big hurry . . .
‘There was this time when everything seemed to have come together. And so obviously it was time to go and screw it all up.’
Sam is sixteen and a skater. Just so there are no terrible misunderstandings: skating = skateboarding. There’s no ice. Life is ticking along nicely for Sam; his Mum’s got rid of her rubbish boyfriend, he’s thinking about college and he’s met someone. Alicia.
Then a little accident happens. One with big consequences for someone just finding his way in life. Sam can’t run (let alone skate) away from this one. He’s a boy facing a man’s problems and the question is – has he got what it takes to confront them?
‘Very funny…very real’ Daily Telegraph
‘Hornby gets his point across with the subtlety and skill of a born novelist who always deserves to be read’ Independent
‘A moving read for anyone’ Elle
Nick Hornby has captivated readers and achieved widespread critical acclaim for his comic, well-observed novels About a Boy, High Fidelity, How to be Good, A Long Way Down (shortlisted for the Whitbread Award and Juliet, Naked. His three works of non-fiction,31 Songs (shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award), Fever Pitch(winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award) and The Complete Polysyllabic Spree are also available from Penguin.
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Reviews
Customer Review: 04 October 2012
Reviewer: Julia Anagrius
'To start with, the book is perfect for beginners at English and there were not so many hard words. So that was pretty good for someone like me for example. The whole story could be based on real life. And I who is sixteen years old, when I read the book, I stopped reading sometimes and started thinking about my own life and what I should have done in that situation instead of keep on reading. So it''s a really food for thought when you are in this age. So I don''t have any complaints on this book. It was very good. Liked it a lot!'
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Format :
Paperback
ISBN: 9780241950289
Size : 129 x 198mm
Pages : 304
Published : 01 Jul 2010
Publisher : Penguin
Other formats for Slam:
» ePub eBook: eBook : £4.99
» Downloadable Audio: Audiobook : £10.99
Slam
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