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Slam

By: Nick Hornby

Narrated by: Nicholas Hoult

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The #1 New York Times bestseller from the beloved, award-winning author of Dickens and Prince, High Fidelity, and About A Boy.

For 16-year-old Sam, life is about to get extremely complicated. He and his girlfriend—make that ex-girlfriend— Alicia have gotten themselves into a bit of trouble. Sam is suddenly forced to grow up and struggle with the familiar fears and inclinations that haunt us all.

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.

Nick HornbyNicholas HoultListening Library

Coming of Age

Difficult Situations

Genre Fiction

Humorous Fiction

Literary Fiction

Literature & Fiction

Witty

Coming of Age Difficult Situations Genre Fiction Humorous Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Witty

Critic reviews

“With Sam, Hornby has given us another of his perfectly imperfect male characters… Sparkling.” —Chicago Sun-Times

“We want to hear whatever this kid has got to say—the whole scary, hilarious story.… Hornby just makes it look easy.” —The Washington Post

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