by Nick Hornby · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780241950289
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«Slam» is the young adult novel by Nick Hornby, published by Penguin in paperback (304 pages, in English).
Sam, a sixteen-year-old skater, sees his life get complicated when his girlfriend Alicia becomes pregnant. Suddenly he must take on fatherhood and adult responsibilities, with no skateboard to get him out of trouble. Hornby portrays with humour and warmth his forced passage from adolescence to maturity.
This edition is from July 2010; the novel originally appeared in 2007 and was nominated for the Manchester Book Award and the North East Teenage Book Award.
Recommended for young readers aged 12 to 15 and for those seeking coming-of-age novels with a humorous tone.
Nicholas Peter John Hornby is an English writer. He is best known for his memoir Fever Pitch (1992) and novels High Fidelity (1995) and About a Boy (1998), all of which were adapted into feature films. Hornby's work frequently touches upon music, sport, and the aimless and obsessive natures of his protagonists. His books have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide as of 2018. In a 2004 poll for the BBC, Hornby was named the 29th most influential person in British culture. He has received two Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nominations for An Education (2009), and Brooklyn (2015).
