Slam
Hornby, Nick
Ник Хорнби завоевал признание книгами о мужчинах, которые ведут себя как мальчишки. Теперь он написал о подростке, который ведет себя как мужчина.
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?