Slam Av Nick Hornby

<b>THE HILARIOUS COMING-OF-AGE NOVEL FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF</b><i><b>ABOUT A BOY</b></i><br><br><b>''Touching, very funny'' </b><i>Guardian </i><br><i>__________________ </i><br><br><b>''There was this time when everything seemed to have come together. And so obviously it was time to go and screw it all up.''</b><br><br>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.<br><br>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?<br><br><b><i>Slam</i> is a novel about a boy who has to grow up in big, big hurry. It is The <i>Catcher in the Rye</i> for the 21