Slam

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Nick Hornby: Slam (EBook, 2009, Penguin Group UK)

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English language

Published Nov. 15, 2009 by Penguin Group UK.

ISBN:
978-0-14-190270-8
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OCLC Number:
565894792

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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?

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Review of 'Slam' on 'Goodreads'

I haven't read Hornby's complete catalog yet (I own most of it); but I have read a significant number of the novels. Slam is aimed at an audience much younger than I. While that isn't always a determinant of my satisfaction; it may be in this case. Anyway, I wouldn't want to steer anyone away from Hornby; I just may steer you toward several of his other works first. 😉