false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255635170m/2948873.jpg 411527 24 Just when everything is coming together for Sam, his girlfriend Alicia drops a bombshell. Make that ex-girlfriend&#151;because by the time she tells him she's pregnant, they've already called it quits. Sam does <i>not</i> want to be a teenage dad.<p> There's only one person Sam can turn to&#151;his hero, skating legend Tony Hawk. Sam believes the answers to life's hurdles can be found in Hawk's autobiography. But even Tony Hawk isn't offering answers this time&#151;or is he? In this wonderfully witty, poignant story about a teenage boy unexpectedly thrust into fatherhood, it's up to Sam to make the right decisions so the bad things that <i>could</i> happen, well, don't. 2961832 16 10 2007 Slam total:3175|5:285|4:1055|3:1300|2:431|1:104| 3175 10511 4577 762 3 6 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 13:43:12 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 13:45:47 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 6 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 17 15:13:25 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 29 06:39:26 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 16 14:35:14 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 18 12:57:13 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 2 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 23 10:42:03 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 23 10:47:03 -0800 2007 more...]]> 1 3 false false Wed Dec 17 13:32:30 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 13:38:59 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 08:01:20 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 13:13:27 -0700 2009 Period 5/6
Slam
Nick Honrby
pages:309
September 30, 2009
Book Rating:8

The person who change the most in the beginning thru the end it was Sam. Because in the beginning he was all interested in the skating and he always wanted to be with his frie...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Aug 17 17:43:12 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 17:43:39 -0700 2008
Sam figures that his life is going pretty well. He's doing all right in school, he gets along with his mom, he has a great girlfriend, and is getting good at skateboarding. He has aspirations of attending college, unlike his mom, who ...more...]]> 4 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jun 21 20:29:39 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 20:38:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 3 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 26 09:53:26 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 09:59:51 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 27 15:32:57 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 29 19:31:44 -0700 2007
It was a very well written novel. It's intere...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 08:20:42 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 28 08:02:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 30 12:08:57 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 06 09:21:55 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 16:08:35 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 16:12:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Thu Mar 05 06:45:17 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 06:47:16 -0800 2009 4 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 02 09:32:58 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 02 09:41:31 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 05 06:33:42 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 31 08:22:29 -0800 2007
This book deals with teen pregnancy and its aftermath in a way that's real - it's not just another morality tale for teens in which their lives are completely destroyed by ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 11:02:58 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 11:20:24 -0800 2009
Sam is a decent main character and his narrative voice and reactions to what happe...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Feb 18 20:38:52 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 20:40:25 -0800 2009
Slam is my selection for a sports-oriented Best Book for Young Adults. The main character Sam is 15 years-old and an avid skater. He idolizes skater Tony Hawk, and relates his book “Hawk- Occupation: Skateboarder” to his own life. The best gift he ever received was a poste...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Dec 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 20 11:04:51 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 11:04:51 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 19 06:59:26 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 07:01:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2948873