Slam

electronic resource

English language

Published Nov. 15, 2008 by Penguin Group USA, Inc..

ISBN:
978-1-4295-5542-5
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Just when everything is coming together for Sam, his girlfriend Alicia drops a bombshell. Make that ex-girlfriend-- because by the time she tells him she's pregnant, they've already called it quits. Sam does not want to be a teenage dad. His mom had him at sixteen and has made it very clear how having a baby so young interrupted her life. There's only one person Sam can turn to--his hero, skating legend Tony Hawk. Sam believes the answers to life's hurdles can be found in Hawk's autobiography.But even Tony Hawk isn't offering answers this time--or is he? Inexplicably, Sam finds himself whizzed into the future, for a quick glimpse of what will be . . . or what could be. In this wonderfully witty, poignant story about a teenage boy unexpectedly thrust into fatherhood, it's up to Sam to make the right decisions so the bad things that could happen, …

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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. 😉