The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 309 pages and is available in hardcover format. She lives with her parents andrea and robert burns in london. The young boy deals with running away, telling his parents as well as his pregnant girlfriends parents about the sooncoming baby, his inner struggle with what he should do and what he wants to do as. The main characters of this fiction, young adult story are.
In the book isnt much background information about alicia but some basic facts are given. This text can be used to make students reflect upon their own pronunciation and the topic of immigration. Hornby remains a major donor to the charity and is still involved as a vice president. From high fidelity 1995 to funny girl 2014 or what makes nick hornbys novels so popular article pdf available december 2015 with 2,254 reads how we measure reads. Slam is a hilarious comingofage novel by bestselling author nick hornby. Nick hornby is the author of six internationally bestselling novels high fidelity, about a boy, how to be good, a long way down, slam and juliet, naked and several works of nonfiction including fever pitch, songbook and ten years in the tub, a collection of his stuff ive been reading columns from the believer. Whether hornbys writing about football or popular music, he excels at 1 being very funny and 2 getting at the voice of, and giving voice to ordinary blokesguys, who dont have blemishfree. Nick hornby, author of the bestsellers about a boy and high fidelity, presents slam, a teenage novel about sam the skater who is about to grow up in big, big hurry. The main characters of this fiction, contemporary story are will burrows, fiona waters. Nick hornbys novel slam centers around a teenage boy named sam and the many connections in his life to. The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of nick hornbys hilarious comingofage novel slam, read by nicholas hoult, star of the films about a boy and warm. Nick hornby was directly involved in the creation of the charity ambitious about autism, then known as treehouse trust, and its school treehouse school, as a result of trying to find specialist education for his son danny.
This is a short online project dealing with the subject matter in nick hornbys slam, as featured in your book. Throughout the first quarter of the story we see the main character, sam, being introduced to girlfriends, sex and responsibilities he thought he wouldnt have to deal with for a while. He is also the author of songbook, a finalist for a national book critics circle award, and editor of the shortstory collection speaking with the angel. Like there was a lot of work to do, and arguments to have, and kids to take care of, and money to find from. For 16yearold sam, life is about to get extremely complicated. Pdf about a boy book by nick hornby free download 307 pages. Nick hornbys two novels about a boy 1998 and slam 2007 present the troubled souls of two boys. Free download or read online how to be good pdf epub book. Sam answers her and they organize to meet together at starbucks. I think i will stick to nick hornbys essays and nonfiction books that i still havent read and keep away from his y.
Nick hornby s poignant and witty novel shows a rare and impressive understanding of human relationships and what it really means to be a man. Alicia is going to college and sam is looking after his son. Pdf about a boy book by nick hornby free download 307. Pdf high fidelity book by nick hornby free download 340. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of slam by nick hornby. Maybe now you think that a only sixteen years old girl cant tell much about her. Library of congress cataloginginpublication data hornby, nick. Oct 01, 2008 nick hornby is the author of six internationally bestselling novels high fidelity, about a boy, how to be good, a long way down, slam and juliet, naked and several works of nonfiction including fever pitch, songbook and ten years in the tub, a collection of his stuff ive been reading columns from the believer.
Sam jones is a troubled 16yearold skateboarder, sam is scared and unprepared to be a father. Nick hornbys first foray into the young adult genre, slam 2007 is about an adolescent londoner. Sam, the narrator of nick hornbys first teenage novel, is 18, writing about when he was 16. In the future he is with alicia and his little son. Sam just asks, and then thinks about what tony would do. At the beginning of slam, nick hornby s first youngadult novel, 16yearold sam jones says that everything in his life seemed to have come together.
He is also the author of songbook, a finalist for a national book critics circle award, and the editor of the short story collection speaking with the angel. The book was published in multiple languages including, consists of 305 pages and is available in paperback format. Nick hornbys slam successfully pitches for the younger reader, writes andrew anthony andrew anthony sat 6 oct 2007 19. He is 18 years old and retrospectiving the last 3 years of his life. Sep 24, 2009 in this blog alicia describes her feelings and thoughts. The first edition of the novel was published in may 11th 1998, and was written by nick hornby. Here at this blog im going to tell you a bit about my life. Nick hornby is the author of seven other bestselling novels, including high fidelity, about a boy, and a long way down, as well as several works of nonfiction. Slam by nick hornby here is a quick description and cover image of book slam written by nick hornby which was published in 20071016.
In chapter 6 sam has a flash forward, while dreaming. Download slam by nick hornby in pdf epub format complete free. Slam is nick hornby s latest, and his first book written for or about teenagers. Free download or read online about a boy pdf epub book. The life of a young parent in britain shown in nick hornbys book slam. Pdf teenage parenthood as presented in slam by nick. Pdf from high fidelity 1995 to funny girl 2014 or what makes. The book has been awarded with man booker prize nominee for. Nick hornby slam reading log chapter 1 summary the maincharacter, 15yearold sam, is introduced.
Throughout the novel he narrates his life and we are able to see how he deals with the life changing events he encounters. Jun 26, 2015 chapter 5 deals with the message from alicia that she is late with her period and that she is probably pregnant. On sams sixteenth birthday sam gets a text message from alicia in the evening that she needs to see him urgently. Free download or read online high fidelity pdf epub book. Nick hornby tells moving, funny and insightful stories exploring how we live now. Many of his books have been turned into successful films and tv series. He likes skating his idol is tony hawk, his parents dont live together anymore and hes in love with a girl named alicia.
The novel slam by nick hornby is told in the perspective of a young sixteen year old boy named sam. Was it a dream or was he really whizzed into the future. And, most importantly, hes just met a gorgeous girl named alicia. He loves to skateboard and rides the rails every chance he gets. Sam is suddenly forced to grow up and struggle with the familiar fears. Nick hornby how to be good, nick hornby slam nick hornby collection this is the discussion guide for slam by nick hornby. Pdf the common and perhaps the most fascinating characteristic of all nick hornbys. The recipient of the american academy of arts and letters e. Sam is doing well at school, at least in his art classes. Oct 06, 2007 nick hornby s slam successfully pitches for the younger reader, writes andrew anthony andrew anthony sat 6 oct 2007 19. Like there was a lot of work to do, and arguments to have, and kids to take care of, and money to find from somewhere, and sleep to lose.
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Additionally, some scenes are so weak that they detract from the quality of the larger narrative. Slam by nick hornby reading guide without giving too much away, tony hawk manifests some supernatual abilities that stretvhed my suspension of disbelief beyond its breaking point. There was this time when everything seemed to have come together. Pdf slam book by nick hornby free download 309 pages. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Reading log slam by nick hornby summaryzusammenfassung. In chapters 1016 of the novel slam by nick hornby, the readers are thrown into the whirlwind of problems a16 year old fathertobe encounters. Characterization of sam sam jones is the firstperson narrator erzahler in the book slam and talks about an. Pdf how to be good book by nick hornby free download.
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His son is crying in the night and alicia wants him to take care of the baby, but he has difficulties with it. The millioncopy numberone bestseller about a boy is nick hornbys comic and heartwarming novel about growing up, staying young, and learning what it means to be. And so obviously it was time to go and screw it all up. The main characters of this fiction, contemporary story are. Nick hornby is the author of the novels a long way down, slam, how to be good, high fidelity, and about a boy, and the memoir fever pitch. An audio book extract from the downloadable audiobook edition of nick hornby s moving and witty tale slam, read by nicholas hoult, star of the film about a boy, as well as channel 4s skins. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 340 pages and is available in kindle edition format. Whether writing about male obsessions or insecurity. Nick hornby is the author of seven other bestselling novels, including high fidelity. The problem of teenage pregancy is well presented in nick hornby. Pdf from high fidelity 1995 to funny girl 2014 or what.
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