![]() Just as Sam wishes he could turn back the clock so his girlfriend didn't become pregnant, so the reader wishes they could turn back the pages to where Sam and Alicia were just a couple of nice kids enjoying their first semi-serious relationship. Sam's love, embarrassment, fumblings, thoughts, fears, naivety and maturity, all ring beautifully true. The clunky start is forgiven and forgotten almost immediately as each page rushes past. Suddenly the characters are real people, worth caring about. Soon after Sam first meets his girlfriend Alicia, the novel clicks. Given how highly acclaimed About a Boy was for being so in touch with its young protagonist, it was a major surprise and disappointment. teenagers always say 'whatever', and have friends with stupid nicknames. Each new page brought more of what's wrong with books for teenagers: a 50 year old man trying to be down with the kids so he wheels out a name of someone they'll think is cool, then thinks "oh umm. Then his first serious girlfriend, Alicia, falls pregnant, and his life changes. He has an idol (Tony Hawk the skater) whom he turns to more often than his family. He enjoys hanging out with his mates, skating and eating junk food. Sam, the protagonist of Nick Hornby's first teenage novel Slam, is a regular 16 year old. ![]() Summary: A 16 year old skater panics when his first serious girlfriend becomes pregnant. ![]()
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