Slam (Hornby Nick)(Paperback) - diskuze

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
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