Book Review: SLAM

Slam is a book written by Nick Hornby. The book is about a teenage boy, Sam Jones and about how he is torn between to tough choices. The character in Slam, Sam Jones, dreams to be a professional skateboarder. Sam’s dream of skateboarding is shattered when his girlfriend, Alicia, gets pregnant. He does not know what to do or how to handle his life as he is torn between Alicia and his hobby, skateboarding. Sam has to cope with having a baby and stress from Alicia’s parents who are university professors. They want Sam and Sam’s baby out of their lifes. Sam puts up with all the pressure ad manages to pull through it and haves Alicia’s baby in the end. How Sam manages to pull through, read to find out.