Audiobook Download Information
- Edition:
- Unabridged (Penguin Audio)
- Length:
- 7 hours, 14 minutes
- File Size:
- 198 MB (85 files)
- Published:
- October 2007
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Summary
Famed British novelist Nick Hornby’s first foray into the young adult genre follows skating-obsessed 15-year-old Sam as he navigates school, a new girlfriend, and new skate tricks. But when something happens that promises to transform his life forever, Sam finds himself terrified, confused, and in search of an out. Through it all, Sam turns to his hero, pro-skater Tony Hawk, for advice, solace, and reassurance as his life veers into serious, grown-up territory that even adults fail at. Both a 2007 Kirkus Reviews Best Young-Adult Book and a School Library Journal Best Book.
Quotes from the Critics
"Sam's voice is believable--he's got a good heart but an understandable degree of selfishness and confusion...." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"The characters are given the opportunity to grow with charm and wit while facing the challenges of young adulthood." - School Library Journal
"SLAM slides by on its author's enormous charm, however, and on its exploration of some hard-won truths, including this encompassing definition of what adult love really is: a project 'full of worry and work and forgiving people and putting up with things and stuff like that.'" - New York Times Book Review
"Hornby's...YA debut features witty dialogue, a winning if flawed hero and wry insights into the male psyche, making this book a sure bet for Hornby fans of any age." - Publishers Weekly
"[F]unny, strong and disturbing, a must read for older boys." - Kirkus Reviews
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