Slam by Nick Hornby

The Blurb On The Back:

"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 Same: 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?

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The Verdict:

A surprisingly cliche and poor offering from a very talented writer. Not something that I'd recommend to teenagers or adults.