Slam
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Chapter Book · Ages 12–+ · 2007 · Est. 9 hour read

Slam

Written by Nick Hornby

A skateboarding teen's life flips over when his girlfriend tells him she is pregnant.

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320 pages· 79,012 words· Est. 9 hour read· 740L· AR 4.4 · 11 AR pts
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Bookroo's summary

Sixteen-year-old Sam's life is finally coming together: he loves skateboarding, talks things over with a poster of his hero Tony Hawk, and has met Alicia. Then she tells him she is pregnant, and Sam has to face becoming a father long before he ever expected to.

From the publisher

Hornby's first novel for young adults--a wonderfully witty, poignant, New York Times-bestselling story about a teenage boy who is unexpectedly thrust into fatherhood--is now available in a trade-sized paperback edition.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
320
Words
79,012
Reading age
12–99+
Audience
Young Adult
Lexile
740L
AR book level
4.4
AR points
11
AR quiz
119111
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
F&P level
~R
AR interest level
UG
Publication
Published
October 16, 2007
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780399250484
LCCN
2007014146
OCLC
123967864

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