ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 2007
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

Polovna knjiga, izuzetno očuvana.

Izdavač: Penguin Books,
2007. god.
Broširan povez, 21,5 cm.
292 str.

Slam is a novel written by British author Nick Hornby, published in 2007. The book`s main theme is teenage pregnancy and it is written from the perspective of a teenager, Sam.

Main characters

Sam Jones is a troubled 16-year-old skateboarder, Sam is scared and unprepared to be a father. His idol is Tony Hawk. He has a poster of him to whom he talks about skate tricks and his life. He has numerous dreams in which he is in the future, raising a child with Alicia.
Annie Jones - Sam`s 32-year-old mother. She has a hostile relationship with her ex-husband (Sam’s father). She struggles to raise Sam, and is devastated when she discovers his girlfriend, Alicia, is pregnant. She becomes involved with Mark, a man she once knew through work, and it is revealed later in the book that they have a child together.
Dave Jones - An uneducated plumber, Sam’s father has no interest in raising his son.
Rufus `Roof` Jones - Sam and Alicia’s unplanned child.
Alicia Burns - Sam’s girlfriend, who gets pregnant and refuses to have an abortion. She and Sam meet at her mother`s birthday party, though they get off to an awkward start due to Sam`s obvious flirting.
Andrea Burns - Alicia`s mother who is upset about the pregnancy. She is a Councillor in the Council organisation at which Annie is an employee. She is also teaching drama at college
Robert Burns - Alicia`s father who is upset about the pregnancy. He is a college professor.
Mark - The new boyfriend of Annie. It is revealed in a `flash forward` that Mark and Annie will raise another child together.
Rabbit - Sam’s skater friend who apparently has subhuman intelligence and reasoning skills, with excellent skating skills.
Rubbish - Sam’s other skater friend who is apparently smart, with horrible skating skills.
TH - Tony Hawk, his idol. Sam always talks to a poster of Tony that hangs in his room and Tony responds with a quote from his book. Tony`s advice eventually stops making sense to Sam and discourages him.
Alex - Sam’s girlfriend after he and Alicia split up.
Carl - Alicia’s boyfriend after she and Sam split up.
Emily - Annie`s baby who is born after Rufus. She is the sister of Sam.