THE HILARIOUS COMING-OF-AGE NOVEL FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ABOUT A BOY
'Touching very funny' Guardian __________________ '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? Slam is a novel about a boy who has to grow up in big
big hurry. It is The Catcher in the Rye for the 21st century. ______________ '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
