Slam jellemzők
"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?
"Touching, very funny" (Guardian)
"Hornby gets his point across with the subtlety and skill of a born novelist who always deserves to be rad" (Independent)
"A moving read for anyone" (Elle)
"Warm, witty and wise" (Arena)
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?
"Touching, very funny" (Guardian)
"Hornby gets his point across with the subtlety and skill of a born novelist who always deserves to be rad" (Independent)
"A moving read for anyone" (Elle)
"Warm, witty and wise" (Arena)
